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Review: Book looks at costs of pork production
2014-10-13 21:18:25| Food - Topix.net
When the recession took hold six years ago and consumers stopped eating high on the hog, the giant meatpacker Hormel Foods began ratcheting up production to meet a surge in demand for Spam, its low-cost processed pork product in the familiar blue tins. Taking a leaf from Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," the century-old expose of the meatpacking industry, author Ted Genoways details the impact of the production speedup on workers at the company's Midwest plants, the damage to water and soil, and the immigration-related conflicts that have arisen in towns where the industry holds sway.
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Russian Veterinarian to Control Safety of Chinese Pork
2014-10-13 13:47:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: TASS Chinas pork would be exported to Russia via four border checkpoints It has been announced that a Russian veterinarian will oversee pork production in China to ensure that exported pork complies with Russian safety standards, read more
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US Poultry Exports to Taiwan Increase Due to High Pork Prices
2014-10-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
TAIWAN and US - US poultry exports to Taiwan increased significantly during the first half of 2014 due to exceptionally high pork prices. The Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Taiwan estimates that US poultry exports to Taiwan could see a record year in 2014 as more Taiwan consumers replace pork with poultry.
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CME: Decline in Exports of Fresh/Frozen and Processed Pork
2014-10-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Exports of fresh/frozen and processed pork in August were 119,726 MT, 11.6 per cent lower than a year ago.
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CME: Decline in US Exports of Fresh/Frozen and Processed Pork
2014-10-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Exports of fresh/frozen and processed pork in August were 119,726 metric tons (MT), 11.6 per cent lower than a year ago.
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