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U.S. beef sales take top spot in December
U.S. beef sales exceeded those for both Australian and domestic meat a month after sales began in major discount outlets, industry sources said yesterday. ...
Media Push Gives Beef a Publicity Boost Through the Holidays
A multi-dimensional publicity effort, funded through the $1-per-head Beef Checkoff Program to give beef more visibility with consumers through the holidays is hitting the home stretch. ...
Per Capita Meat Consumption
During the first three quarters of this year, U.S. beef, pork and poultry production were all well above a year ago. However despite the larger supply of red meat and poultry available earlier this year, per capita consumption on a retail weight basis was not much higher than last year. In fact, both beef and pork per capita consumption at retail was lower than a year ago over the eight-month period mostly due to larger exports, below year ago imports, as well as an increase in frozen stocks and the U.S. population. ...
McD's doing great
Tough economic conditions may abound, but McDonald's Corp. seems to be thriving. The firm reported sales growth of 8.2% in October, with U.S. sales increasing...
Shoppers loyal to meat
A Unilever 2008 Winning Shoppers in Turbulent Times study finds the economy is affecting many aspects of grocery store customers' lives, but the fresh...
Checkoff, Beef Councils and Retailers Team Up for Holiday Roast Beef Promotion
It’s November and, for many state beef councils around the country, it’s beginning to look a lot like -- holiday roast time. ...
New Cuts of Beef Offer More Value
With food prices rising, beef promoters are pushing new cuts of meat to offer restaurant customers lower-priced steaks from meat that might otherwise have become hamburgers or roasts....
Kosher Meat Void in U.S.
The bankruptcy of Agriprocessors in Postville, the worlds largest Kosher abattoir, has left a massive void in the supply of Kosher meat in the United States. ...
From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...
