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WH Group slashes profit outlook on “challenging” US pork market
China’s WH Group has slashed its first-quarter profit outlook due to “challenging market conditions” in the US pork segment. The…
Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat
The rise of plant-based products and the arrival of cell-cultured – or 'clean' – options as meat alternatives are trends…
Smithfield Foods plans to close hog plant due to “escalating” costs in California
Smithfield Foods is to close a hog processing facility in California, two years after exiting another site in the same…
US meatpackers accused of “shameful” conduct in keeping plants open at height of Covid outbreak
A US legislative committee has accused meatpackers of engaging with Trump Administration political appointees in an “aggressive campaign” to force…
Covid cases at US meat plants almost triple previous estimates – report
The number of US meat-factory workers who contracted coronavirus during the first year of the outbreak was almost triple previous…
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Smithfield Foods allowed to resume pork exports to Mexico
Mexico has permitted US meat processor Smithfield Foods to resume exports of pork from a plant in North Carolina after…
Meat giant Smithfield Foods to reconfigure East Coast US operations
US meat major Smithfield Foods is to reconfigure its East Coast operations as a result of an internal review. As…
Smithfield Foods to pay multi-millions to settle pork price-fixing claims
US meat giant Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay US$83m to settle litigation that accused it, and other food businesses,…
Mexico blocks shipments from Smithfield pork plant in US
US meat giant Smithfield Foods has seen shipments from one of its plants turned back by the Mexican authorities. Smithfield…
Smithfield Foods sued in US by advocacy group over Covid meat shortage claims
Smithfield Foods is being sued by the consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch in Washington DC, which claims the…