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Mexico to slaughter a half million chickens over bird flu
Feb 15, 2013 17:33 EST
Mexico will slaughter 486,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu was detected in the central state of Guanajuato, officials said Friday.
Veterinarian accused of tipping poultry firm to alleged abuse
Feb 15, 2012 21:33 EST
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A top North Carolina state veterinarian was charged on Wednesday with tipping off poultry producer Butterball to alleged animal abuse before police searched a company turkey farm.
Cargill recalls ground turkey on Salmonella risk
Aug 03, 2011 20:15 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Cargill Inc unit is recalling roughly 36 million lbs of fresh and frozen ground turkey products due to possible contamination from an antibiotic-resistant Salmonella strain believed to be linked to one known death.
Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of turkey over Salmonella
Aug 03, 2011 20:11 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cargill has begun the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey tied to a California death from Salmonella, Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation announced on Wednesday.
Remaining Tyson workers in chlorine incident out of hospital
Jul 01, 2011 17:24 EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - All workers injured this week after chemical exposure at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant in Springdale, Arkansas, have been released from the hospital, Tyson said in a statement on Friday.
Ten Tyson poultry workers still hospitalized after gas exposure
Jun 29, 2011 17:41 EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Ten workers remained hospitalized on Wednesday after chemical exposure this week at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant in Springdale, Arkansas.
China wins WTO backing in chicken fight with US
Sep 29, 2010 14:00 EDT
China won a rare victory at the World Trade Organization against the United States on Wednesday after an arbitration panel ruled that US restrictions on Chinese poultry imports are illegal.
China wins WTO backing in chicken fight with US
Sep 29, 2010 12:04 EDT
China won a rare victory at the World Trade Organization against the United States on Wednesday after an arbitration panel ruled that US restrictions on Chinese poultry imports are illegal.
China slaps anti-dumping duties on US chicken imports
Sep 26, 2010 05:11 EDT
China will levy anti-dumping duties of up to 105 percent on imports of US chicken products, the government said on Sunday, in a move likely to ratchet up trade tensions between the two nations.
Sanderson Farms shares rise as 3Q net income slips
Aug 23, 2010 12:57 EDT
Sanderson Farms shares rise even as net income slips; investors to earn more this fall. Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. rose on Monday after an analyst said investors typically make more money when they invest in the poultry processor in the fall and sell shares in the spring. The company also announced it was shipping product to Russia again.
Sanderson Farms 3Q profit falls 16 pct
Aug 23, 2010 07:54 EDT
Poutry processor Sanderson Farms profit falls 16 pct as sales dip, misses view. Poultry processor Sanderson Farms Inc. said Monday that its third-quarter profit fell 16 percent as sales dipped.
Judge slashes fine for Texas turkey processor
Aug 05, 2010 08:42 EDT
Judge slashes fine for Texas turkey processor accused of underpaying mentally disabled workers. A judge has ruled that a Texas company accused of abusing and underpaying several mentally disabled workers must pay just 15 percent of a fine proposed by an Iowa state agency.
Analyst: Russia chicken exports could start soon
Jul 19, 2010 11:22 EDT
Analyst: Russian chicken exports could start sooner than expected, end of the month. Chicken leg prices will move higher sooner than expected if chicken exports to Russia begin at the end of this month instead of the fall, an analyst said Monday.
Arthur J. Gallagher acquires insurance agency
Jun 17, 2010 16:23 EDT
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Arkansas insurance agency for undisclosed amount. Arthur J. Gallagher Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, said Thursday it has acquired the operations of Bowen, Miclette, Britt & Merry of Arkansas Inc.
SC police: Black man shot to death, body dragged
Jun 03, 2010 18:54 EDT
SC, federal officers investigate shooting death of black man whose body was dragged for miles. Two men who worked at a South Carolina poultry processing plant had spent most of the day together Tuesday, hanging out late into the evening, maybe rehashing their long shifts.
Sector Snap: Chicken Producers
May 06, 2010 14:23 EDT
Chicken producer shares slump on Pilgrim's Pride production boost. Shares of the nation's poultry producers fell on Thursday led by Pilgrim's Pride Corp. stock, after the company said it would boost production by 10 percent in the next two years.
Ammonia leak leads to Pa. poultry plant evacuation
Apr 20, 2010 23:58 EDT
Ammonia leak prompts evacuation of Pa. kosher poultry plant; 6 people suffer nonfatal injuries. An ammonia leak at a kosher Pennsylvania poultry plant has led to the evacuation of about 125 people, including six who suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Tyson Foods will appeal $7.3 million verdict
Apr 07, 2010 15:41 EDT
Tyson Foods will appeal $7.3 million verdict in case filed by farmers. Tyson Foods will appeal a $7.3 million verdict in a lawsuit filed by the company's contract growers who claim the company defrauded them.
Koch Foods fined $536,000 over immigration raid
Feb 12, 2010 12:50 EST
Feds: Ill.-based Koch Foods pays $536,000 for immigration violations at Ohio plant. Federal authorities say poultry processor Koch (kuk) Foods Inc. has paid more than $536,000 in fines stemming from a 2007 immigration raid in southwest Ohio.
Group seeks chicken farm records from Md. agency
Jan 12, 2010 17:31 EST
Environmental group files request with Maryland environmental agency for chicken farm records. An environmental group says it has filed a Public Information Act request with Maryland's Department of the Environment for records about a Berlin chicken farm it says is polluting waterways.
