The House could pass a farm bill in 24 hours if its leadership wanted to, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday.
The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets have plenty of support to start the open outcry trading higher Friday. The Federal Reserves announcement of a Quantitative Easing stimulus package is sparking a broad-based buying frenzy.
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures for December delivery settled up 22 1/4 cents, or 2.5%, at $9.24 1/4 a bushel. September futures, which expired Friday, settled up 18 1/2 cents, or 2.1%, at $8.97 1/2 a bushel.
Kellogg, a US-based producer of cereals and convenience foods, has introduced new Special K Popcorn Chips. The chips are available in two flavors - Butter and Sweet & Salty.
Meca Foods, a food company based in Chicago, US, is recalling 2,970 pounds of tamales, as they were produced at a facility that was not inspected by state officials.
Two African American men filed a discrimination lawsuit against the In-N-Out Burger restaurant chain, alleging the company discriminates against hiring blacks, and people over the age of 40.
Three people are dead and 14 hospitalized from a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to Frescolina brand ricotta salata cheese distributed by Forever Cheese, Inc..
The most important food product disparagement case to come before Beef Products Inc. v. ABC was dropped into the in-basket at South Dakota's First Judicial District in Elk Point, SD.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Louisiana's 26th Judicial District Court in Bossier Parish on behalf of the estate of Francis Gilbert, who died after eating Colorado-grown cantaloupe last year that was contaminated with Listeria.
Calling the ruling a “rubberstamped” decision by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, beverage industry group New Yorkers for Beverage Choices blasted the city’s Board of Health for passing a proposal that will ban the sale of many sugar-sweetened drink
US-based Dole Food is in advanced talks with Japanese trading house Itochu over the sale of its packaged foods and Asian fresh fruit and vegetable businesses.
Improving detection technology is a factor in the increased number of recalls according to Richard Hebel, product manager, Fat Analysis at Eagle Product Inspection.
The ultimate responsibility for food safety lies with producers and not auditors, inspectors or government agencies, according to Doug Powell from Kansas State University.
Meat processor Hilton Food Group has reported flat profits for the first half of 2012, with strong sales offset by consumer downtrading and adverse exchange rates.
