Global trade streams and prices will remain under pressure for the remainder of 2015 and perhaps longer due to trade bans on poultry breeding stock in importing countries, according to the recently released poultry quarterly report from Rabobank.
Canadian government representatives joined Canada Beef Chair Jack Hextall and President Rob Meijer to announce the opening of the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence Monday.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspections (NACMPI) for the 2014-2016 term.
Global issues like avian influenza and trade restrictions will have a significant impact on global poultry trade in 2015, according to a new report on the poultry industry from Rabobank.
The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry industry’s slaughter and processing workforce has fallen by 80 percent during the last 20 years and has continued to decline, according to the 2013 Injury and Illness Report released by the US Department of Labor.
With two months remaining before the 2015 International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), show organizers report the event has grown to more than 486,000 net square feet of exhibit space and has added more than 1,200 exhibitors.
The Beef Checkoff Program, established in 1985, is a producer-funded marketing and research program designed to increase demand for beef. The Cattlemen's Beef Board and USDA jointly oversee the collection and spending of checkoff funds, but now the cattlemen say the government is trying to “hijack” the program.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited an Alabama poultry processing plant in Jack, Al for exposing workers to dangerous machinery as well as fall and musculoskeletal disorder hazards.
Warmer weather and sterilization efforts have led to a decrease in the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) which killed millions of pigs last year and caused an increase in pork prices, according to the Associated Press.
The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is launching its third annual Young Leaders “30 under 30”program to target young professionals in the industry who would otherwise not have the opportunity or financial resources to attend IPPE.