The 2012 corn crop, rated only 23% good-to-excellent in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Crop Progress report, appeared to be spreading its bad vibrations throughout the supply chain that ends on the dinner tables or in the gas tanks of America
Restructuring and refinancing charges as well as increased costs and decreased demand contributed to a loss at Pinnacle Foods Finance L.L.C. during the second quarter.
MGP Ingredients, Inc. suffered a loss of $850,000 in the second quarter ended June 30, which compared with a loss of $10,258,000 in the same period a year ago.
The FAO Food Price Index rose 6 percent in July, but meat prices declined, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Cargill on Aug. 9 reported $1.17 billion in earnings from continuing operations in the 2012 fiscal year ended May 31, a 56 percent decrease from a record $2.69 billion in the prior year.
The Hillshire Brands Co., the former Sara Lee Corp., said adjusted operating segment income totaled $396 million in the year ended June 30, down 4 percent from $414 million in fiscal 2011.
Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas, has removed pork from campus menus. Michael J. Sorrell, Esq., president of Paul Quinn College, made the announcement on Aug. 7 in his "Quinnite Nation Update" e-blast.
New cases of H3N2 flu increased dramatically in the past week as health officials in Indiana confirmed 113 new cases of the flu virus on Aug. 8, with more cases expected to be confirmed during the week. State health officials had confirmed 11 cases of the
Ohio is the first state to participate in a federal program that allows small, state-inspected meat and poultry processors to ship products across state lines, the US Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 8.
Invisible Sentinel has launched a suite of monoclonal antibodies specific for bacterial foodborne pathogens. The antibodies are capable of detecting E.coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter jejuni.
Adept Technology, a provider of robots and autonomous mobile solutions, has introduced ClamPAC Robotic Packaging Automation Cell for case packing clamshells.
With the current stocks-to-use ratio well below the low mark set in 1973 -- adjusted for inflation, of course -- those are the prices, in constant dollars, corn and soybeans could be worth based on the current U.S. drought scenario and resulting world gra
The American Coalition for Ethanol marked its 25th anniversary at its annual meeting in Omaha Thursday. Celebrate wasn't quite the right word, the group's executive vice president, Brian Jennings told members, "given what's going on in the industry."
A series of 6 Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with small turtles is now affecting 168 people from 30 states. That's up from the 149 illnesses reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its last update July 3.
The foodborne illness outbreak that sickened at least 60 recipients of a meal at the Denver Rescue Mission last month has been linked to turkey contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, officials say.
