EEOC Sues JBS Swift over Discrimination
US – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed two lawsuits in the federal court alleging that meat...

Zhongpin Completes Pork Plant Expansion in Anyang
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc., China's leading meat and food processing company, yesterday announced that it has completed the five-month...

Tyson's Waterloo Plant Temporarily Stops Production
IOWA, US - Concerns over livestock herding have resulted in slaughtering operation disruptions at a Waterloo meat-packing...

OIE's Barcos to Headline IPC Meeting in Santiago
CHILE - Dr Luis Barcos, regional representative for the Americas for the World Animal Health Organization (OIE), will speak...

JBS Forced to Sell Plants In Argentina
ARGENTINA - JBS, the world's top beef producer, has confirmed that it is looking to reduce beef production in Argentina.

AFGRI Reports Profit Increase of 32 Per Cent
SOUTH AFRICA - AFGRI Limited, the leading listed South African agricultural services group, has delivered what is calls 'robust...

Cargill to Close Case Ready Plant in Ontario
CANADA - Cargill is to close its Toronto, Ontario Case Ready plant in the spring of 2011 affecting 600 employees and 90 management...

SMC Streamlines Meat, Poultry Businesses
PHILIPPINES - San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is to consolidate its meat and poultry businesses.

Food, Poultry Companies Invest in Future Growth
THAILAND - Strong exports and growing confidence in the food sector have encouraged recent investments, especially from poultry...

China Opens Doors to More Danish Crown Imports
DENMARK - A new agreement between Denmark and China opens up for exports of processed foods such as sausages and tinned products...

Dorada Poultry to Open in Ponca City
OKLAHOMA, US - Dorada Poultry of Oklahoma City has announced it will occupy the former 180,000-square foot Tyson Foods plant...

Buffalo Deli Meats Plant Initiates Recall
US – Zemco Industries, a Buffalo, New York, deli meats operation owned by Tyson Foods, is voluntarily recalling approximately...

HK Scan Sees Drop in Sales
FINLAND - Finnish meat processor HK Scan saw net sales drop to € 985.9 million in the second quarter of the year down from...

Perdue to Undertake Environmental Project
US - Beginning in August 2010, Perdue will undertake a two-year project to remodel the Corporate Office building in Salisbury,...

Yurun Food Sees Sales and Profits Soar
CHINA - China Yurun Food Group Limited, a vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China, recorded a...

EC Approves Weyl Beef Products Acquisition by VION
NETHERLANDS - The European Commission has approved the acquisition by VION of some of the assets of beef producer Weyl Beef...

Irish Food Processors Acquires Dalepak
UK - Irish Food Processors has acquired the North Yorkshire based Dalepak Frozen Foods from Northern Foods.

Country Bird Loses as Value of Chicken Falls
SOUTH AFRICA - Country Bird Holdings, South Africa’s third-largest chicken producer, saw operating profit fall an adjusted...

High Court Reserves Decision in Dioxin Case
IRELAND - The High Court has reserved its decision on whether to approve a scheme of arrangement between a Co Wexford company...

Hormel Reports Strong Third-Quarter Results
US – Hormel Foods Corporation has reported sales up by 10 per cent in value in the third quarter of the 2010 financial y...