Ag in the News

03/10/2010

National and International

Firm recalls 1.7 million pounds of beef and chicken products with HVP
Windsor Foods, with operations in Lampasas, Texas, and Oakland, Miss., is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with salmonella. MORE!

Second firm recalls beef products with HVP
Denison, Texas-based Ruiz Foods, Inc. is recalling approximately 115,700 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) beef product that may be contaminated with salmonella because they contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, USDA announced Tuesday evening. MORE!

Cooper Farms expanding slicing capacity, adding 150 jobs
Cooper Farms, a poultry and pork producer in Van Wert, Ohio, has announced it is expanding capacity in its slicing operations by 50 percent, and planning to add a total of 150 jobs, according to a news release from the company. MORE!

Seaboard shaves pork losses in 2009
Seaboard Corp. said it narrowed losses in the company's pork segment to $15 million in 2009 from a loss of $46 million in 2008 primarily on lower feed costs. MORE!

Hormel compares favorably to Tyson, Smithfield: Morningstar
Morningstar said it has initiated credit coverage of Hormel Foods with a rating of AA, reflecting Hormel's conservative approach to its capital structure, narrow economic moat, and strong cash flow generation capabilities. MORE!

Video-taped consumers ignore rules while cooking ground beef
ORLANDO, Fla. — When it comes to how consumers really prepare ground beef — not what they say they do — they're often not cooking product to the recommended temperature, and their risk of cross-contamination is high, according to research presented here at the Annual Meat Conference, hosted by the American Meat Institute and the Food Marketing Institute. MORE!