A group of 86 current and former poultry workers urged a federal court to reject Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms’ effort to enforce settlement agreements that would bar them from pursuing separate wage-fixing claims, arguing they properly opted out of the... See more
More than 140 production workers at Kilcoy Global Foods’ meat processing facility in Mundelein, Ill., voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 301, the union announced. Workers approved union representation by a 127-4 vote. The facility processes and ... See more
Farrow-to-finish hog margins were largely unchanged last week, averaging $66.49 per head compared with $66.67 per head the previous week, according to Sterling Marketing’s Pork Profit Tracker by Pork Business . The Western Corn Belt negotiated lean carcas... See more
Beef is expected to remain exempt from a new round of U.S. tariffs targeting Brazilian imports, even as the Trump administration prepares to impose a 25% tax on products from the South American country, according to a report from Reuters. According to Reu... See more
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC) have launched a new round of funding to support meat processing capacity, making more than $4.7 million available for projects that... See more
