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3+ hour, 19+ min ago (10+ words) Report: Mexican Pork Demand to Jump 5% Again This Year'Meatingplace...
Integrated Beef Firm ‘Thrilled’ to Expand Capacity, Add Retail Shop
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (253+ words) Exciting developments are afoot for Hertzog Meat Co. of Butler, Mo. Via an announcement from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the "Hertzog South" expansion will create 22 jobs for a new retail and further processing facility that will feature expanded…...
Poultry Processor Expanding Nugget Production with State Incentives
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (201+ words) DG Foods, a custom poultry processor based in Hazlehurst, Miss., is investing $1.19 million in a capacity expansion, supported by state and local tax incentives. For the project, the company is installing new automated chicken nugget portioning equipment to expand chicken…...
Public Backs Worker Strike Rights Amid JBS Labor Dispute, Survey Finds
3+ day, 29+ min ago (289+ words) A new survey conducted by Morning Consult and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found broad public support for meatpacking workers" right to strike amid a labor dispute at a JBS beef plant in Greeley, Colo. The work stoppage for…...
Lawsuits Filed Against Tyson for 2025 Grain Mill Explosion
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (114+ words) Peter Thomas Ricci is the Managing Editor at Meatingplace magazine, where he brings over a decade of journalism experience to covering the American meat processing industry. His role encompasses writing feature articles, contributing to the publication's twice-daily newsletter, and visiting…...
State Grant Program Provides $500K to Very Small Processors
1+ week, 1+ day ago (161+ words) Very small processors in Pennsylvania have a fresh opportunity to expand their capacity. Through the state's Very Small Meat and Poultry Processor Reimbursement Grant Program, grants of up to $100,000 are available to reimburse costs associated with opening/expanding operations or…...
Peel: Beef Imports — Markets vs Politics
1+ week, 1+ day ago (586+ words) This article first appeared in the Cow/Calf Corner Newsletter and is republished with the author's permission. Beef imports increased 18% year over year in 2025 and are up 61.4% since 2022, the year of record U.S. beef production and when the current market run…...
Meatingplace Exclusive: New Empirical Foods Plant a Window to the Future of Food Creation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1768+ words) GARDEN CITY, Kan. " On a gleaming stainless-steel table sit three simple products, spotlighted and ready for examination as though staged for surgery in a sterile operating room. The beef trim, edible beef tallow (in solid and liquid form), and a…...
Pork Producers Get a Voice in Ohio Water Regulations Case
2+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) A federal appeals court ruled national and state pork associations can intervene in an Ohio case challenging a state Clean Water Act regulation threatening producers" ability to use manure and other nutrients in their operations. The U.S. Court of Appeals for…...
US-China Trade Talks Delayed, Leaving Beef Exports on Ice
2+ week, 2+ day ago (347+ words) Peter Thomas Ricci is the Managing Editor at Meatingplace magazine, where he brings over a decade of journalism experience to covering the American meat processing industry. His role encompasses writing feature articles, contributing to the publication's twice-daily newsletter, and visiting…...