According to Nielsen data, the better-for-you beef segment is valued at $4.4 million and has grown by 14% year-over-year, while organic beef has grown at an annual rate of 22%, making it a prime target for the private equity firm.  

The CDC stated that many people in the outbreak reported eating meat sliced at deli counters.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the fourth human infection tied to dairy cows suffering from HPAI.

Committee chairs expect to send letters to agency heads, including Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, following the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo case.

Patrick Fleming, Midan Marketing’s brand specialist for pork, sees all pork segments rising in 2024, including ham, sausage, bacon and pork shoulder and loins seeing strong growth.

The protein processor will also donate a truckload of chicken products to the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City, Iowa, to support people impacted by the historic flooding.

The farm bill expired in fall 2023, but Congress passed a one-year extension, making the new deadline Sept. 30, 2024.

The groups noted that there has been no indication of upcoming talks or negotiations that would initiate an end to the strike that began on May 27.

The introduction follows Beyond Meat’s launch of its fourth generation Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef products in February.

According to the National Rural Health Association, the suicide rate among farmers is 3.5 times higher than that of the general population.