Roy Graber

Jennie-O Turkey Store improves profit, net sales, volume

Despite declining foodservice sales during second quarter, turkey company reports strong retail, whole bird and commodity sales

May 22, 2020

Roy Graber

Jennie-O Turkey Store saw its segment profit increase 54% for the second quarter of fiscal year, while the Hormel Foods subsidiary’s volumes increased 19% and net sales rose 12%.

Timeline: COVID-19 and the US poultry industry

May 21, 2020

Roy Graber

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the U.S. poultry industry is often, and appropriately, being referred to as “unprecedented.”

Unemployment levels may help Sanderson find plant site

Sanderson Farms wants to build a new poultry plant, but finding an available labor pool had always been a challenge in the past

May 20, 2020

Roy Graber

Before Sanderson Farms’ newest poultry plant in Tyler, Texas, was in operation, the company said it would like to build yet another poultry processing plant. But where has always been in question.

Operations temporarily halted at Farbest Foods plant

Turkey plant in Huntingburg, Indiana, taken offline on May 18-19

May 19, 2020

Roy Graber

Farbest Foods suspended production at its turkey plant in Huntingburg, Indiana, May 18-19, but the company said it planned to have the facility back in operation on May 20.

How will COVID-19 affect broiler breeder flock size?

Sanderson Farms CEO says if staffing shortages persist at poultry plants, breeder flock size is likely to adjust

May 19, 2020

Roy Graber

The size of the U.S. broiler breeder flock in the coming months will largely depend on the staffing situation at poultry processing plants, Joe F. Sanderson Jr., CEO of Sanderson Farms, said.

3 questions producers should ask when mulling blockchain

Raja Ramachandran, co-founder of blockchain company, says it is important to look before you leap

May 18, 2020

Roy Graber

As consumer demands for transparency in the food system have increased, so has the use of blockchain technologies.

JBS net revenue up in all segments during Q1

Seara, Pilgrim’s Pride, JBS Brazil and JBS USA Pork segments all see double-digit revenue growth on a percentage basis

May 15, 2020

Roy Graber

Despite impacts from the COVID-19 impacts, JBS reported a net revenue of BRL56.5 billion (US$7.7 billion) for the first quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, a 27.3% increase when compared to the first quarter of 2019.

Bryan Adams’ reckless pro-vegan post cuts like a knife

Rock musician says his Instagram post was meant to be against wet markets and in favor of veganism, but it was also taken as a xenophobic message

May 15, 2020

Roy Graber

Regardless of the vegan retro rocker’s intentions, Bryan Adams, through an angry post on Instagram, has justifiably caused a lot of outrage.

All Jennie-O Turkey Store plants back in operation

Second of two plants in Willmar, Minnesota, to be idled resumes production

May 14, 2020

Roy Graber

Jennie-O Turkey Store has reopened all three plants that it voluntarily idled due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sanderson Farms: All poultry plants are ‘running full’

CEO Joe F. Sanderson Jr. explains how the company has kept the impacts of COVID-19 as minimal as possible

May 14, 2020

Roy Graber

The COVID-19 pandemic has not prevented Sanderson Farms from processing all of its chickens or significantly decreasing processing levels at its facilities.

Tyson: Production levels change on ‘hourly and daily basis’

CEO Noel White says company will not hesitate to suspend operations at any plant if workers’ health and safety could be in jeopardy

May 13, 2020

Roy Graber

Tyson Foods CEO Noel White said the company’s level of production “literally changes on an hourly and daily basis” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BRF acquiring Saudi company Joody Al Sharqiya

When transaction is finalized, BRF plans to quadruple the capacity at meat production facility

May 13, 2020

Roy Graber

BRF is expanding its presence in the Middle East with the planned acquisition of Joody Al Sharqiya Food Production Factory, a Saudi Arabia-based meat company.

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ARTICLES

Jennie-O Turkey Store improves profit, net sales, volume

Timeline: COVID-19 and the US poultry industry

Unemployment levels may help Sanderson find plant site

Operations temporarily halted at Farbest Foods plant

How will COVID-19 affect broiler breeder flock size?

3 questions producers should ask when mulling blockchain

JBS net revenue up in all segments during Q1

Bryan Adams’ reckless pro-vegan post cuts like a knife

All Jennie-O Turkey Store plants back in operation

Sanderson Farms: All poultry plants are ‘running full’

Tyson: Production levels change on ‘hourly and daily basis’

BRF acquiring Saudi company Joody Al Sharqiya

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