On July 14, Foster Farms, a subsidiary of Atlas Holdings, announced an increase of entry level wages to $20 per hour for its workers in the Livingston, Calif., area.
As part of the American Rescue Plan, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $14 million to help strengthen the US supply chain.
Feed demand in China is forecast to rise in marketing year 2022-23 due to recovering demand for hog feed, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Wholesale restaurant food distributor Sysco Corp. filed a lawsuit against the world’s largest meat processors, claiming they colluded to fix beef prices.
Beef export volume and value records continued to be set during May and topped $1 billion for the fourth time in 2022, according to data compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) from the US Department of Agriculture.
Handtmann Inc. recently announced that it would represent Milan, Italy-based Velati in salami, mortadella and pepperoni processing solutions for the United States, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.