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10/17/2011	Slightly more pork to be produced in 2012. The September Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows marginally larger hog inventories and farrowings.

08/16/2011	US beef, pork exports moving at record pace. For the first time in history, US beef and pork exports could each surpass the $5 billion mark in 2011.

07/29/2011	Food prices in the U.S. may be rising faster than the government forecasts.

07/28/2011	South Korean Group Announces Deal to Buy Bankrupt Allen's

04/11/2011	Retail meat prices up 8.8% in January. In January, average retail prices of meat and poultry items increased 8.8 percent compared to the same month in 2010, relayed the April 8 edition of NCC’s Washington Report.

03/16/2011	WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — U.S. wholesale prices jumped a seasonally-adjusted 1.6% in February as food costs experienced the biggest one-month rise since 1974, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

03/11/2011	Schwieterman: Beef market keeps rising

02/16/2011	Final 2010 results for US beef and pork exports are outstanding, relays the US Meat Export Federation. Beef exports set a new single-year value of $4.08 billion, breaking the pre-bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) record of $3.86 billion in 2003 and topping the 2009 total by nearly $1 billion.

01/27/2011	Just as the economy is clawing its way out of the ditch of a two-year recession, 2011 may be the year the price whiplash smacks consumers: feedstock and commodity prices began rising last year for everything from coffee to strollers.

01/20/2011	US consumers brace for higher food, gas costs. Although food companies and restaurant operators are trying to keep from increasing prices due to rising commodity and transportation costs, wary US consumers are bracing to pay more for their food in 2011.

01/19/2011	Smithfield executive warns of higher prices. Pork prices will continue increasing, said George Richter, president and COO of Smithfield’s Pork Group Smithfield Foods Inc.

01/12/2011	Net income at Cargill in the second quarter ended Nov. 30 totaled $1.49 billion, up sharply from $489 million in the same period a year ago. In the first six months ended Nov. 30, the company earned $2.37 billion, up 135% from $1.01 billion in last year’s first half. Excluding earnings from its majority investment in The Mosaic Co., Cargill said its earnings were up 98% and 74% in the second quarter and first half, respectively.

01/06/2011	Don Tyson, former chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods and a leading member of the company’s board of directors, died the morning of Jan. 6 at the age of 80 after a brief illness

11/29/2010	There is a reason why Porky wants to see you purchase Creekstone Beef for your supermarket...it's a cut above the rest! Check out this CNBC segment just aired! Call your Porky salesperson to get the latest offerings we have from Creekstone.

09/21/2010	Bacon Hits Record Retail Price For Third Month In A Row Amid Tight Supplies

08/04/2010	Study examines poultry-purchasing trends at retail

07/28/2010	INTRODUCING Porky's New Food Service Division: GLOBAL PROTEIN GROUP! Global Protein provides protein supply chain experience and expertise at every level to today's foodservice operators and distributors.

07/13/2010	On July 14, a new implementation guide for applying traceability standards in the U.S. meat and poultry supply chain was announced by the Meat and Poultry B2B Data Standards Organization (mpXML) and GS1 US. Free of charge and available immediately, the guide was developed with U.S. meat and poultry suppliers and retailers “to provide consistent, practical product-traceability guidance for industry-wide use.”

05/03/2010	Gourmet Boutique has attained certification as a Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Level 3 Food Manufacturer by the independent certifying body, NSF International.

04/08/2010	The Best Beef Hot Dog voted by Redbook...Nathans Beef Franks!

03/24/2010	NY Times today: Out of nowhere, seemingly, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has challenged established red-meat royals like Niman Ranch, selling as much as four times more meat, by some estimates. Creekstone meat is served at many of the city’s high-profile restaurants, including Babbo, Balthazar, Café Boulud, China Grill, Del Posto, Pastis, Porterhouse New York and the Standard Grill, as well as the Shake Shack burger joints. Porky now offers Creekstone All Natural Beef for your meat department!

09/07/2009	Presentation on the Country of Origin (C.O.O.L.) labeling law in effect March 16, 2009. Click here to learn and understand what it is all about. Be sure to have your Meat, Seafood and Deli Managers read and understand this material as well.

03/09/2009	FDA warns seafood suppliers about short weighting. Porky ONLY carries 100% Net Weight Seafood! You need to make sure your Seafood Managers are aware of the differences. Less expensive fish could mean less gross profits!

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