Meat & Poultry

Canada Beef and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced an amendment to the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order to include an import levy on beef cattle, beef and beef products. The import levy will treat importers in the same way as Canadian cattle and beef purchasers, all paying the equivalent of $1 per head of cattle. …

Gold’n Plump® continues its mission to provide good chicken with the launch of two new flavors in its line of seasoned whole chicken: Pesto and Mesquite, joining Lemon Pepper and Sweet BBQ. …

AMI joined eight U.S., Canadian and Mexican meat and livestock organizations seeking a Preliminary Injunction against the Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) rule. In the request filed July 25, the groups said that they had a high likelihood of success in their case and that enforcement of the May 2013 rule would cause irreparable harm to the industry and have severe economic impacts that are not in the public interest. …

A revolving band of volunteers have protested throughout the country the farming practices of suppliers of Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. …

Jacky Wright last bought beef from a grocery store nine years ago. Wright is part of a growing movement of consumers in the state who are buying their steaks, roasts, burgers and other cuts of meat directly from a rancher. …