Allegations that Mountaire Farms is using chemicals at its poultry plant in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina, are unfounded, the company stated in a message on its website.

The planned sale of Sanderson Farms moved one step closer to completion as Sanderson Farms stockholders voted in approval the agreement in which Cargill and Continental Grain, through a joint venture, would acquire Sanderson Farms and merge it with Wayne Farms.

Meat and poultry alternatives like plant-based protein products and cultivated meats may be viewed as favorable to some consumers, but ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero says he is skeptical of the sustainability of those products from an environmental standpoint.

Tyson Foods will expand its poultry plant in Seguin, Texas, and increase its production capacity to meet increasing demand for Tyson chicken. 

Europe’s poultry sector will be hoping that the coming winter does not turn out to be a repeat of last year’s in terms of a series of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks.