Meat Industry Insights Newsletter by Stevens Publishing Company

AUGUST 1998

980847 Canadian Hog Sector Growth Continues
980846 Smithfield Foods Sees Strong 2nd & 3rd Quarters
980845 DNA Links E. Coli to Beef Supplier
980844 14,667 Pounds Of Cooked Beef Are Recalled
980843 WLR Soars on Profit As Market Dips Again
980842 Richfood  Increases First Quarter Dividend
980841  Zgodzay Named Food 4 Less VP of Meat Operations
980840 Bob Evans Farms Announces 1st Quarter Results
980839 Red Meat Production Down in South Dakota
980838 Prices Rose 0.2 Percent Last Month
980837 Poultry Industry Mulls Manure Issue
980836 NFPA President Urges USDA to Rule on Irradiation
980835 IBP Meat Packing Expansion Plans Killed
980834 NFPA Pushes for Withdrawal of Mandatory HACCP
980833 Taco Bell Tracks Trend Toward Healthy Food
980832 USDA Takes Closer Look at Contaminated Meat
980831 Hormel Posts Earnings Growth, Sales Fall
980830 Hampton Meat Processing Recalls Tainted Beef
980829 Producer Prices Rise
980828 Beef Industry Thrives Despite Recalls
980827 Maple Leaf Foods Announces Second Quarter Results
980826 Questions Linger After Hudson Foods Recall
980825 Swiss American Continues Production Despite Fire
980824 UK Study Raises Concerns Over Olestra
980823 Pennsylvania Chicken Goes To Japan
980822 Cargill Fiscal 1998 Earnings Fall 43%
980821 Bridgford Foods Announces  Quarterly Cash Dividend
980820 Red Oak  Kicks Off 'Here's the Beef' Campaign
980819 Wholesale Prices Rose Moderately in July
980818 Bob Evans Farms Declares Quarterly Dividend
980817 Maryland Sues Allen Poultry
980816 BeefAmerica Closes Its Doors
980815 Canada Protests U.S. Meat-Labeling Law
980814 Junk Food Makes Tastier Pork
980813 Kentucky Farmers Help Drought Stricken Floridians
980812 Texas Cattlemen Face Herd Liquidation
980811 GoodMark Completes Merger with ConAgra
980810 Prices Paid To US Farmers Down 5%
980808 Smithfield Foods Will Acquire North Side Foods
980807 Wampler Foods Poultry is KFC Supplier of the Year
980806 Buffalo, NY Area Consumers Warned About Beef
980805 Maryland To Fine Allen Family Foods
980804 Fletcher's Fine Foods Announces Results
980803 Smithfield Foods to Buy Sausage Supplier
980802 Colorado May Restrict Big Hog Operations
980801 Fresh Foods' Cheeseburger Receives National Award


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