Smithfield Sees Profits Return
US - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial year of $37.3 million, compared to a loss last year of $108.1 million.

Tyson Indiana Pork Plant Slaughter Still Suspended
INDIANA, US - Hog slaughter at Tyson Foods Inc's fire-damaged Logansport, Indiana, pork plant could restart late this week or early next week, the company said on Monday.

Smithfield Appoints First Chief Sustainability Officer
US - Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced that it has promoted Dennis H. Treacy to senior vice president of corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer as part of the company's long-term focus on...

Tyson Turns a Corner
US - US meat and food processing giant Tyson Foods has seen all its operating segments show a profit in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Tyson Adjusts Growing Case-Ready Meats Business
US - The continued growth of case-ready beef and pork sales in the Southern US has prompted Tyson Foods, Inc. to make some adjustments in operations, company officials have reported.

Farmland Foods First to Receive USDA Designation
US - Farmland Foods said yesterday that it became the first US pork producer to receive USDA's "Never Ever 3" (NE3) designation for the company's "SIMPLY NATURAL" line of fresh pork products.

Extension on Comment Period for Meat Products
US - A group representing a significant segment of the food industry recently sent a letter to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requesting the agency grant a 60-day extension to the comment...

John Morrell to Close Sioux City, Iowa Plant
US - John Morrell & Co. is to permanently close its hog processing and fresh meat manufacturing plant in Sioux City, Iowa, from 20 April.

Smithfield Completes Sale of RMH and Maverick
US - Smithfield Foods has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of RMH Foods to a group of investors led by the Rocke family.

FSIS Amends List of Safe Ingredients for Meat Products
US - USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has amended its Directive regarding safe and suitable ingredients for the production of meat and poultry products.

Inhumane Treatment of Animals Condemned
US - Welfare campaigning group, Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), has condemned animal cruelty recently revealed by an undercover video shot at one of America's largest pig breeding farms.

FSIS Updates Humane Handling Directive
US - The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated its directive on humane handling of livestock and poultry regarding work methods for veterinary inspectors.

USDA Launches Help Desk for Small Processors
US - The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the opening of its new small plant help-desk, which will provide for operators of small and very small meat,...

Report: Plant Workers Affected by Brain Tissue
US - Mayo and Minnesota state researchers have published a paper on illness caused by pig-brain tissue in some workers at pig processing plants.

Red Meat Promotion to Begin New Fiscal Year
US - Brand names are of increasing importance to global consumers looking for quality and consistency. Small US meat companies, however, may have an uphill battle in making their brand names familiar to...

Tyson Posts $537 Million Loss
US - US meat processing giant, Tyson Foods, made a net loss over the last year of $537 million, compared to a profit of $86 million in the previous year.

Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

Coharie Files for Bankruptcy
NORTH CAROLINA, US - Coharie Hog Farm has declared bankruptcy, blaming high feed costs and a fall in the global demand for pork.

Meetings Scheduled on Interstate Meat Shipments
US - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan has announced public meetings on the proposed regulations on co-operative inspection programmes on the inter-state shipment of meat and poultry products.

JBS Swift Seeks to Expand Iowa Pork Complex
IOWA, US - JBS USA has proposed an expansion of its Marshalltown, Iowa pork complex.

Cargill Re-launches Tender Choice Pork Line
US - Cargill Meat Solutions today announced the re-launch of its Tender Choice branded pork product line - the company's premium enhanced pork brand.

Meat Protected from Pathogens by Apple Film
US - Edible apple film wraps may protect meat and poultry products against foodborne pathogens, according to researchers at the University of Arizona.

CME: Latest Pork Cold Storage Report Positive
US - Market participants were expecting the monthly release of USDA cold storage figures with some trepidation, unsure of the demand for meat products in August and fearful of the negative impact of...

Smithfield Offers $250 Million in Shares
US - Smithfield Foods has started an underwritten registered public offering of $250,000,000 of shares of its common stock.

Tyson Foods' Beef, Pork, Prepared Foods Strong
US - Tyson Foods says its beef, pork and prepared foods are generating strong returns, while the chicken outlook remains positive.