Meat & Poultry

Poultry producers face intense price pressure and fierce competition especially with the economic downturn. Your new competitor is farmed fish, Luca Cerani told participants. Meanwhile, input costs wheat, soya are expected to rise. In this context, the challenge for producers and retailers is to differentiate and inject value into a meat that continues to be perceived as a low-value product. …

Pork-belly prices that surged to record highs for six straight days may drop soon as demand peaks and consumers balk at higher meat costs, said Karl Skold, an economist and the former head of commodity procurement for ConAgra Foods Inc. …

For most hungry Alaskans, reindeer meat doesnt represent much more than a spicy sausage link. …

Perdue Farms Incorporated today announced a national contest encouraging families to enter an original picture of how they bring fun to the dinner table for a chance to win valuable prizes including a cruise package, a year’s supply of PERDUE Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken and a prize pack of Crayola and PERDUE products. …

Euromonitor International’s Meat in USA report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data in volume terms (2005-2009), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, consumption patterns and distribution data. Forecasts to 2014 illustrate how the market is set to change. …