Meat Industry Insights Newsletter by Stevens Publishing Company

DECEMBER 1998

9812103 Hog Prices Fall Before USDA Report
9812102 IBP Sees Strong Fourth Quarter Profits
9812101 ConAgra Profits Flat, Future Looks Brighter
9812100 USDA Steps UP Aid Hard-Hit Hog Farmers
981299 Cost Could Block U.S. Hog Donations to C. America
981298 Pork Industry "In Shambles"
981297 Pork Futures Prices Rise
981296 Hormel Forms Philippines Joint Venture
981295 Chick-fil-A Reinforces Nutrition Leadership
981294 Government to Stop Pork Farm Loans
981293 S.Korea Buys 10,836 Tonnes of Frozen Beef
981292 Sara Lee Recalls Hot Dogs, Meats; 4 Dead
981291 Listeriosis Outbreak Sickens 40, Kills Three
981290 Hog Prices Jump After Big Packer Sets A Floor
981289 Grocers Resist Lowering Meat Prices
981288 Didn't Take Long: Lawyers Respond to Meat Recall
981287 Conagra Earnings Up 1 Percent
981286 Minnesota Residents Stock Up on Low Priced Pork
981285 Glickman Urges Canadian Help With U.S. Hog Crisis
981284 ConAgra sees rebound in refrigerated foods
981283 Floor Prices Established by Two Packers
981282 Profitability Seen in 1999 for Beef Producers
981281 U.S. Beef Industry is Net Value Exporter
981280 Beef Seeks Market Share with New "Heat-and-Serve"
981279 Government Buys Pork to Help Farms
981278 Administration Steps Up Effort to Help Hog Farmers
981277 Pork Lowers Fat Content While Chicken Gets Fattier
981276 Nathan's Famous Supports Roaster's Reorganization
981275 ConAgra Reports Fiscal 1999 Second Quarter Results
981274 Triarc Signs Deal to Expand Arby's in Mid-West
981273 Beef, Pork Checkoffs Fought
981272 U.S. Probes Cattle Imports From Canada, Mex
981271 Jimmy Carter Seeks Help For Hog Farmers
981270 Canada Will Not Buy Up Excess Hogs
981269 Tyson Foods, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
981268 Dean Foods Profits Rise, But Miss Targets
981267 Four Dead: Hot Dogs & Cold Cuts Suspected
981266 Hudson Indictments Unlikely to Hurt Meat Market
981265 Lean Hog Prices Up on CME
981264 Cherries Cut Carcinogens in Beef
981263 Pork Producer Leader Urges Lobbying Effort
981262 NPPC Appreciates USDA Action on Pork Purchases
981261 Survival of Pork Producers Requires Immediate Action
981260 Senate Democrats Set Hearing On Livestock Woes
981259 Coalition Urges Retaliation Against EU Trade Policy
981258 Pork Crisis Task Force Created
981257 Smithfield Projects Higher 3rd Quarter Earnings
981256 Land O'Lakes Offers Suggestions on Pork Crisis
981255 Bridgford Foods Earnings Shatter Prior Records
981254 McDonald's 1998 U.S. Burger Market Share Seen Up
981253 NetGrocer Brings Supermarket Value to the Internet
981252 Quest For Quality Beef Backs Japan Cloning Success
981251 Hudson Foods, Managers Charged In Meat Recall
981250 Cub Foods Issues Voluntary Ground Beef Recall
981249 Cattlemen Wary of Gov't Involvement in Pricing
981248 Lawmakers Urge Action For U.S. Pork Farmers
981247 NPPC Seeks Canadian Action to Ease Pork Crisis
981246 Eating Healthy During Pregnancy Includes Meat
981245 USDA Looks at Russian Credits for Poultry
981244 Low Prices Prompt Hog Give-Away
981243 Low Prices Make Hog Debate Moot
981242 Union Predicts Long Strike At Canada Hog Plant
981241 U.S. Dark-Meat Chicken Prices Drop
981240 Inflation Kept at Bay by Price Drop
981239 Mcdonald's Eyes Big Drive in Pakistan
981238 Poultry Added To Russian Food Package
981237 Farmers Want Hearings on Hog Prices
981236 Farmland Industries' Sales Slip to $8.8 Billion
981235 Penn Traffic to Restructure, Close Stores
981234 Web Site Details Hog Feedlots
981233 Waldbaum's to Close Some Long Island Stores
981232 A&P to Close or Sell 127 Stores
981231 Fresh Foods Projects Third Quarter Earnings
981230 Pillsbury Buys Meat Pie Company
981229 U.S.and Canada Reach Farm Trade Deal
981228 Koch Industries to Sell Some Beef Assets
981226 No Jump Seen in US Hog Exports to Canada
981225 Canada Hog Farmers Won't Rebound Like US
981224 Last Monfort Member to Resign
981223 NFPA Urges Approval of Red Meat Irradiation Rules
981222 Scratch, Sniff No Longer Rule For Safe Food
981221 Canada, Mexico Reject Blame for US Cattle Woes
981220 Sanderson Farms Reports Record Sales and Profits
981219 Buffalo - Butchered, Portioned & Shipped to Order
981218 Government to Buy More Beef
981217 Maple Leaf's Final Terms of Convertible Debentures
981216 Canada Farm Cash Receipts Tumble in Third Quarter
981215 Buffalo Hot Dogs: Only 60 Calories & 3.5 Grams Fat
981214 Results of Smithfield's Take-Over Bid for Schneider
981213 US-Canada Make Progress on Agriculture Disputes
981212 New York Company Recalls Beef After E.Coli Found
981211 Iowa Governor Elect Says "Investigate Pork Industry"
981210 Canadian Hog Plants in Strike Position
981209 Former Ag Sec'y Espy Cleared of All Counts
981208 US Pork Group "Disappointed" With Mexican Blockade
981207 Richfood Holdings Declares Second Quarter Dividend
981206 Low Prices Continue to Hammer Pork Producers
981205 Fletcher's Announces New Processing Plant
981204 Worthigton Launches Ads for "Veggie Burgers"
981203 Nathan's Famous Acquires Interest in Subs Corp.
981202 UK Meat Inspectors Often Threatened with Violence
981201 Hygrade Hot Dogs Recalled in Detroit


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