Meat Industry Insights Newsletter by Stevens Publishing Company

NOVEMBER 1998

981170 Continental Seen as Rising Power In Meat Packing
981169 Possible Health Risk in Hygrade's Brand Hot Dogs
981168 Florida Firm Recalls 359,000 Pounds of Tainted Beef
981167 USDA Expects Final US-Russia Food Aid Pacts Soon
981166 Meat Prices Drop On Huge Supply
981165 Hog Glut a Recipe for Farmers' Ruin
981164 Hormel Announces Best Performance in its History
981163 Demand for Free-Range Turkeys Rises
981162 EU Says Fears Over British Beef Unfounded
981161 Farmers Breed Turkey Alternative
981160 Meat Among New Treats in Holiday Food Catalogs
981159 Chicago Firm Recalls 601,000 Lbs Ground Beef
981158 Conagra Stock Downgraded by CSFB
981157 USDA Action is "Welcome News" to Pork Producers
981156 USDA Criticized Over Commodity Promotion Programs
981155 Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Espy
981154 Pork Producers Hail $50 Million USDA Pork Purchase
981153 Xl Foods Ltd Enters Into Purchase and Sale Agreement
981152 Smithfield Reports Record 2nd Quarter Earnings
981151 USDA Says Monitoring Pork Industry Woes
981150 Terrace Food Group Reports Record Sales
981149 US Pork Farmers Ask Clinton to Limit Canada Hogs
981148 Hams Bring Home the Bacon on the Internet
981147 EPA, Hog Farmers Agree on Inspection Plan
981146 Wild Turkeys Flourishing
981145 Fletcher's Fine Foods Announces Third Quarter Results
981144 Turkey Substitute Sales Are Hot
981143 Hillshire Farm & Kahn's Names Pennella CEO
981142 WLR Foods Announces New Credit Facility
981141 Glenmark Patties Pulled From Shelves in Georgia
981140 Final Checks Set So UK Meat Can Be Exported
981139 Smithfield Says Profit Rose 19%
981138 Canada's XL Foods Sells Out Of Beef Business
981137 U.S. Producers Hail USDA Pork Purchase Plan
981136 USDA Opens Turkey "Hotline" for the Holidays
981135 Slaughter US Hogs First, Farm Group Asks Packers
981134 Pork Producers Ask Packers to Increase Capacity
981133 Cattlemen Want EU to Honor Trade Laws
981132 USDA to Release Data From Slaughter Pilot Program
981131 October Consumer Prices Inch Higher
981130 Well Done Meat Linked to Breast Cancer
981129 Turner Pushes Bison Meat Business
981128 Tyson Posts Loss, Refocuses On Chicken
981127 Richfood Announces 2nd Quarter Net Earnings
981126 Bob Evans Farms Announces 1999 2nd Quarter Results
981125 Burger King Aligns with "Rugrats Movie" for Holidays
981124 Burger King to Aid Hurricane Victims Via Promotion
981123 Bridgford Foods Sets Stock Dividend
981122 Winn-Dixie Meat Plant Open Again After Contamination
981121 Tyson Foods Reports 4th Quarter & Year Results
981120 Pork Producers Decry Low Prices
981119 Maple Leaf Foods Announces Third Quarter Results
981118 Russians Disagree on Need for Food
981117 Schneider Corp Issues "Notice Of Change"
981116 Maple Leaf Announces Financing
981115 Canada Pork Producers Push Russian Food Aid
981114 Meat on Menu Draws Protests at Wildlife Fundraiser
981113 New USDA Device Targets Salmonella
981112 Smithfield Anticipates Improved 2Q Earnings
981111 Christmas Pork Promotions Set For U.S. & Mexico
981110 3M Offers New Way to Monitor Refrigerated Foods
981109 Meatless Burger Popular on Daytime Talk Shows
981108 Philippine Company and Hormel Form Firm
981107 Device Shows Food Quality in the Store
981106 USDA Says New Air Cleaner Cuts Salmonella Risk
981105 Lam Named WLR Foods' Chief Financial Officer
981104 Meat Ruled Out as Virus Source in Washington Case
981103 Wisconsin Beef Prices Low
981102 Hog Producers Confident Prices Will Rebound
981101 Burger King Grows in Latin America


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