Feedstuffs articles from July 2003

Feedstuffs archives from July 2003

Deal on CAP reform gives green light to tough WTO agriculture negotiations.(Europe's Common Agricultural Policy)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade negotiators worldwide are eyeing Europe for signs it will bring forward a new World Trade Organization agricultural proposal in time to meet a series of short deadlines in the run-up to the key ministerial meeting in...

Japan big influence on opening BSE-closed border.(Japan's influence on the U.S. beef industry may affect the discussion of reopening the U.S.-Canadian border for beef)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Japan has become a major player--perhaps the--biggest player--in the discussion on reopening the U.S.-Canadian border in the wake the lone case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in Alberta. Japan is one...

Report looks at biotech's impact on biodiversity.(Dr. Klaus Ammann says that biotechnology-derviced plants will not lower biodiversity around the world)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It is a myth that the introduction of plants derived from biotechnology will lower biodiversity around the world, said Dr. Klaus Ammann at BIO 2003 here June 24. Ammann, director of the botanical garden at the University...

Dean expands milk leadership into organic milk.(Dean Foods Co. is acquiring the 87% of Horizon Organic Holding Corp. that it does not already own)
July 7, 2003... Dean Foods Co., already the largest fluid milk and soymilk producer in the U.S., last week moved to also become the largest organic milk producer, announcing a definitive plan to acquire the 87% interest in Horizon Organic Holding Corp. that it...

Australian Parliament passes wheat marketing amendment. (World View).(the Australian Parliament passes the controversial Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill)
July 7, 2003... The Australian Parliament has passed the controversial Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill, securing vital funding for the industry's watchdog, the Wheat Export Authority (WEA), but the government has accepted a push for the authority and single...

NAS calls for dioxin 'strategy,' not regulation.(the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science issues a report on preventing dioxin in food and animal feed)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report on prevention of dioxin in food and animal feed calls for "an integrated risk-management strategy and action plan" to reduce human exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) rather than mandated...

Inside Washington.(Stampede Meats Inc. recalls frozen, tenderized steaks after people are sickened by E.coli)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, disease detectives investigating five cases of people sickened with Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in three states found that each had consumed tenderized beef products from Stampede Meats Inc. That led the company...

Biosafety required for biopharming to be a success.
July 7, 2003... Bob Dylan, it seems, was right. The answer really is blowin' in the wind. The question, however, is rooted firmly in the ground: Can biopharming, the growth of pharmaceutical proteins in plants, revolutionize how we manufacture drugs, or will...

Consumers put 'squeeze' on food system.(highlights of food stocks analyst David Nelson's speech at the American Feed Industry Association convention)
July 7, 2003... MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- Across the food production system from farm to table, the "squeeze" is on, according to food stocks analyst David Nelson. Producers "are being squeezed" by packers and processors who "are being squeezed" by retailers...

Tennessee experiment station to sell cattle, move poultry due to budget reductions.(University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station selling cattle due to state budget restrictions)
July 7, 2003... KNOXVILLE, TENN. -- Tennessee's budget reductions are affecting personnel, services and now livestock. More than 350 beef cattle owned by the University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station (UTAES) will be sold at auction Aug. 30....

BASF increasing Lutavit prices.(BASF Corp.'s Animal Nutrition business to increase prices or vitamins and premixes)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... MT. OLIVE, N.J. -- BASF Corp.'s Animal Nutrition business announced June 27 that it will increase prices for Lutavit vitamins and premixes 10% due to higher costs associated with currency exchange rates and heightened regulatory requirements....

ConAgra cites divestitures of meat, chicken businesses. (Financial Reports).(ConAgra Foods Inc. reports decreased earnings and sales)
July 7, 2003... OMAHA, NEB. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. has reported decreased earnings and sales for its fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and year, citing divestitures of the company's chicken and meat businesses and lower marketing prices for certain products reflecting...

Norfolk Southern reports increased income. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. reported an increased income for its first 2003 quarter, due largely to a required change in accounting for the cost of removing railroad crossties and to discontinued operations resulting from the 1998...

Pfizer declares dividend. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. has declared a cash dividend of 15 cents on the company's common stock, payable Sept. 4 to holders of record Aug. 15, according to an announcement. The payment represents the...

Cal-Maine pays dividend. (Fianacial Reports).(Cal-Maine Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... JACKSON, MISS. -- Cal-Maine Foods Inc. paid a cash dividend of 1.25 cents per share on the company's outstanding common stock June 3 to holders of record May 22, according to an announcement.

ViaGen acquires animal cloning pioneer ProLinia. (Business Reports).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... ViaGen Inc. announced last week the acquisition of ProLinia Inc. in a deal that combines ProLinia's expertise in cloning livestock with ViaGen's genomics and assisted breeding services. The acquisition includes ProLinia's intellectual...

Farmland receives extension for plan. (Business Report).(Farmland Industries Inc. received an extension for disclosing its bankruptcy resolution strategy)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Farmland Industries Inc. has received an extension for disclosing its bankruptcy resolution strategy, which essentially now will be a plan to either reorganize around its pork production business or to sell that business and...

Butler plans company buyout. (Business Report).(The Butler Co.)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... DUBLIN, OHIO -- The Butler Co., a distributor of veterinary products, has reached an agreement in which Butler managers and equity firm Heritage Partners Inc. will conduct a managementled buyout of the company. Butler chief executive...

Stock Summary.(feed industry securities)(Illustration)(Industry Overview)
July 7, 2003... STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year June 30 June 23 Ago Feedstuffs-Nelson Stock Indexes Agribusiness 92.9 92.9 99.0 Baking ...

U.S. Dollar Equivalencies.(July 1, 2003)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 7, 2003... U.S. DOLLAR EQUIVALENCIES, JULY 1 Australian dollar 0.67610 Brazilian real 0.35224 British pound 1.65640 Canadian dollar 0.74102 Chinese yuan 0.12081 Euro 1.15270 Japanese yen 0.00835...

Fleming announces plans to sell distribution units, close business.(Fleming Companies Inc. to divest grocery distribution business)
July 7, 2003... Fleming Companies Inc., the biggest grocery wholesaler in the U.S., has reported signing a letter of intent to sell its grocery distribution business to C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. and said it is in negotiations to sell its convenience store...

Nutrition 21, Lonza settle patent case.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... PURCHASE, N.Y., and FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Nutrition 21 Inc. and Lonza Inc. announced recently that they have settled the patent infringement action against Lonza on "mutually satisfactory terms." The action concerned Nutrition 21's patent...

Kroger names CEO chair successor.(David Dillon)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... CINCINNATI, OHIO -- David Dillon, president and chief operating officer of The Kroger Co., which is the second-largest supermarket system in the U.S., has been named chief executive officer, according to an announcement. He will succeed...

Abengoa Bioenergy creates feed marketing department.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... CHESTERFIELD, MO. -- Abengoa Bioenergy Corp., formerly High Plains Corp., has announced the creation of an internal feed marketing department to operate the company's feed product sales and customer service functions. The company produces...

Kent Feeds Inc. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... KENT FEEDS INC., Muscatine, Iowa--Mary L. Schroeder has joined the nutrition and product development department as product coordinator. Schroeder was previously with Land O' Lakes/Farmland.

Miner Enterprises Inc. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... MINER ENTERPRISES INC., Geneva, Ill.--Curtis W. Hoover has been promoted to the position of regional manager for the southeast region of the U.S. Hoover will be responsible for the management of sales efforts in the southeast region. He will be...

ABS Global Inc. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... ABS GLOBAL INC., Deforest, Wis.--K.R. Averhoff has joined the company as technical services specialist in the Western U.S. serving Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Idaho. Averhoff will be responsible for conducting handheld training, verifying...

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO., Decatur, Ill.--Robert B. Cook has been named senior vice president of trading and marketing in the grain group. Cook will be responsible for overseeing domestic and international trading and marketing development...

Canadian Pacific Railway. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, Calgary, Alb.--Vince Goegan has been appointed assistant vice president, logistics solutions. Goegan will be responsible for integrating and expanding delivery of comprehensive, multimodal transportation solutions for...

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... SASKATCHEWAN WHEAT POOL, Regina, Sask.--Paula Duguid has been named vice president, business planning and development. Colleen Vancha has been named vice president, investor relations and communications. Doug Weinbender has been named...

Terra Industries Inc. (Names in the News).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... TERRA INDUSTRIES INC., Sioux City, Iowa--Steven Savage, senior vice president of manufacturing, has announced plans to retire at the end of July. Savage has led with the company's manufacturing function since 1995.

Despite husbandry program, egg producers under activist pressure. (Poultry).
July 7, 2003... Animal welfare issues just won't leave producers alone, even for egg producers who have probably the most scientifically valid husbandry standards across livestock and poultry production. All producers are constantly targeted by animal...

ARS workers develop vaccine for S. enteritidis. (Poultry).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) laboratory in Athens, Ga., have patented a vaccine for Salmonella enteritidis protection for layers that increases levels of specific antibodies in the birds' intestinal tract and reduces...

Egg promotions called 'powerful key' for overall opportunity, success of retail stores. (Poultry).
July 7, 2003... Eggs represent one of the best opportunities for retailers to increase overall store sales and returns, according to Alan Andrews at Pactiv Corp. in Lake Forest, Ill. He noted that studies have shown that grocery shoppers will spend twice...

Role of heat stress examined; convective cooling beneficial. (Nutrition and Health/Poultry).
July 7, 2003... The Poultry Science Assn. (PSA) will meet this week in Madison, Wis., for its annual meeting. In preparation for the meeting, PSA posted on its web site abstracts for the oral sessions and posters that will be presented during the meeting. ...

New NAHMS reports focus on sheep health, marketing patterns. (Nutrition and Health/Poultry).
July 7, 2003... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) recently released two reports on sheep health and management practices as part of its Sheep 2001 study. NAHMS said survey participants represented 87.4%...

Managing feed nutrients to benefit environment will be challenging. (Bottom line of Nutrion/Poultry).
July 7, 2003... The accumulation of nutrients in soils and the concurrent threat to surface water quality as the result of runoff or leaching of these nutrients is a major challenge facing animal agriculture. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has...

Actual, calculated amino acid needs of hens compared. (Nutrition and Health/Poultry).(Illustration)
July 7, 2003... ABSTRACT Many experiments have been conducted in an attempt to establish the amino acid requirements for commercial laying hens. An equation was developed to determine the amount of amino acid required to produce the maximum egg MASS...

Lasalocid approved for free-choice mineral. (FDA Notice).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Alpharma Inc., Ft. Lee, N.J. According to FDA, Aipharma filed a...

Team develops tool for subtyping L. monocytogenes.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... A new tool could soon be available for genetically characterizing, or subtyping, different strains of Listeria monocytogenes that can cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness that's been particularly a problem in further-processed poultry...

Cotton, rice farms take hard hit in federal limits.
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal farm limits would hit large farms growing cotton and rice harder than farms growing corn, soybeans, wheat or sorghum, according to a report released by the University of Missouri-Columbia. "Strict payment limits...

Hog Industry Insider. (An Update of Swine Industry News).
July 7, 2003... American Family update Starting last week, hogs were being slaughtered at the Hospers Packing Co. plant in Hospers, Iowa, for American Family Farms, a corporation owned and operated by private individuals and hog producers. In January,...

Marketing challenge: make sales by making customers.
July 7, 2003... There is a feeling that relying on marketing is suggesting that the big, strong crowd is not up to doing the job, particularly when it comes to sales. Why do some companies 'embrace marketing with commitment and enthusiasm, while others...

BLM announces new processes for managing wildfires in West.(Bureau of Land Management)
July 7, 2003... The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a division of the U.S. Department of Interior that manages federal lands, including rangeland used by ranchers in the West, has announced new processes for managing wildfires on BLM lands. BLM said the...

CPR employees on strike over contract talks.(Canadian Pacific Railways)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... CALGARY, ALB. -- After failing to reach an agreement on a new contract, more than 200 rail traffic controllers for Canadian Pacific Railways (CPR) have been on strike since June 18. Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (RCTC) members have...

Terra suspends production at Blytheville ammonia facility. (Mill Market).(Terra Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... SIOUX CITY, IOWA -- Terra Industries Inc. announced its plans to suspend ammonia and urea production at its Blytheville, Ark., facility at the end of June. According to the announcement, the shutdown is due to expectations that the...

Chapin hosts elevator grand opening. (Mill Market).(AgVantage FS)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... HAMPTON, IOWA -- AgVantage FS in Chapin, Iowa, held a grand opening June 13 of its new, state-of-the-art, fully mechanized grain elevator addition. Storage space at the grain facility has doubled, providing an additional 750,000 bu....

REG to offer biodiesel plant turnkey design, procurement services. (Mill Market).(Renewable Energy Group)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... RALSTON, IOWA -- Earlier this year, West Coast Soy and Todd & Sargent teamed up to form Renewable Energy Group (REG). According to a recent announcement, REG combines turnkey biodiesel facility design and plant construction into one...

Landmark Feeds opens feed mill. (Mill Market).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... LANDMARK, MAN. -- A new state-of-the-art feed mill operated by Landmark Feeds officially opened in Souris, Man., June 25. According to the Landmark Feeds announcement, the mill is designed to produce 250,000 tons of bulk swine, cattle and...

OSHA issues final rule on recordkeeping form. (Mill Market).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has decided not to modify the form that employers use to record workplace injuries and illnesses to include a separate column for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD),...

Spanish for Animal Scientists and Food Animal Producers. (Book Announcement).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Spanish for Animal Scientists and Food Animal Producers; by Bonnie Frederick and Juan Mosqueda. Iowa State Press, 2121 State Ave., Ames, Iowa 50014-8300. 194 pages. $32.99. This new guide will help readers gain a working knowledge of...

Ingredient Market.(prices, various products)(Illustration)
July 7, 2003... INGREDIENT MARKET The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained last week from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, put are not guaranteed. The second column in the...

Larger than expected stocks put pressure on soy markets. (Grains and Ingredients).(Illustration)
July 7, 2003... Soybean and corn futures dove on the heels of last Monday's bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture grain stocks report. The biggest surprise was the increase in quarterly soybean stocks to 602.33 million bushels as of June 1. This exceeded...

Cheese prices shoot upward, but dairy news may be too good. (Livestock and Poultry).
July 7, 2003... Cheese prices shot upward early last week and fall milk futures kept themselves well ahead of the June market in what Feedstuffs sources cautioned could be a case of the good news killing the good news. Cheese prices rose 14-15 cents in the...

Beef program fails in Eighth Circuit as panel rejects government speech.
July 14, 2003... The national beef program was again found unconstitutional last week, opponents again called for an end of appeals and termination of the program and supporters again promised that they will defend the program, if necessary, all the way to the...

EU adopts traceability labeling for GM food, feed.
July 14, 2003... In what may cause additional action at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the European Parliament voted July 2 to adopt new labeling and traceability rules relating to genetically modified (GM) food and feed. The rules, which have been in...

BSE case becoming major issue between U.S., Japan.
July 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A U.S. decision on when -- and how -- to reopen its border to Canadian beef remained stalemated late last week despite the urging by U.S. President George Bush to hasten the decision. Japan, the top U.S. beef export...

Reaction swift to labeling rules in EU.
July 14, 2003... Within hours of the European Parliament approving new rules for labeling and tracing genetically modified (GM) food and feed in Europe (adjacent story), groups in the U.S. and elsewhere began firing off their objections to the rules. ...

European farmers, cooperatives disappointed with CAP reform. (World View).
July 14, 2003... The European Council's recent agreement to overhaul the trading bloc's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is receiving strong criticism from farmers and cooperatives represented by two European industry organizations. According to union...

Funding or no funding, beef, pork must have origin label under COOL.
July 14, 2003... Even if the U.S. Department of Agriculture is prohibited from further developing and implementing country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef and pork, the COOL law still requires that beef and pork be labeled at retail next year as to country...

Waistline becoming newest social end point for food industry.
July 14, 2003... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released research suggesting that quick-service restaurants are not to blame for increased obesity; Kraft Foods Inc. has reported plans to begin marketing more waistline-friendly foods; one food guru has said...

U.S. Department of Agriculture report. (Inside Washington).
July 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There wasn't much good news in a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report, at least not for the largest U.S. livestock operations. Earlier this summer, USDA's Economic Research Service took a hard look at what it...

CME Holdings reports conclusion of offering.(Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. concludes secondary stock offering of the company's Class A common stock )(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... CHICAGO, ILL. -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) has reported the conclusion of a secondary stock offering of the company's Class A common stock that was sold by shareholders. The offering of 1.2 million shares was...

USDA roadmap report to reduce foodborne illness unveiled.
July 14, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's top food safety official unveiled "a roadmap" report for changes the agency expects to make in coming months to reduce foodborne illness caused by pathogens in meat and poultry. USDA...

Alpharma approves dividend. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... FT. LEE, N.J. -- The board of directors of Alpharma Inc. has approved a cash dividend of 4.5 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable July 25 to holders of record July 11, according to an announcement.

SureBeam ties loss to excess capacity. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... SAN DIEGO, CAL. -- SureBeam Corp. has reported a loss for its first quarter due primarily to a decrease in work performed for the U.S. Postal Service and excess capacity that has been built in anticipation of expansion. For its quarter...

Schering-Plough approves dividend. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... KENILWORTH, N.J. -- The board of directors of Schering-Plough Corp. has approved a cash dividend of 17 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable Aug. 26 to holders of record Aug. 1, according to an announcement.

Ag Services announces first quarter results. (Financial Reports).(Ag Services of America)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... CEDAR FALLS, IOWA -- Ag Services of America announced July 3 the results of its first three months ended May 31. The company reported a loss of $309,000, or 6 cents per share, on revenues of $48.2 million, compared with a gain of $2.2...

CHS reports significant improvement in agronomy. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... ST. PAUL, MINN. -- CHS Cooperatives has reported increased earnings for its fiscal 2003 third period and slightly lower earnings for its three quarters, attributing its results to strong performances by its energy refining and marketing...

Bunge increases dividend. (Financial Reports).(Bunge Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Bunge Ltd. announced that its board of directors increased its regular quarterly cash dividend to 11 cents per share. The dividend is payable Aug. 29 to shareholders of record Aug. 15.

Lilly authorizes dividend. (Financial Reports).(Eli Lilly & Co.)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- The board of directors of Eli Lilly & Co. has authorized a cash dividend of 33.5 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable Sept. 10 to holders of record Aug. 15, according to an announcement.

Kraft authorizes dividend. (Financial Reports).(Kraft Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... NORTHFIELD, ILL. -- The board of directors of Kraft Foods Inc. has authorized a cash dividend of 15 cents per share on the company's Class A and Class B common stock, payable July 7 to holders of record June 27, according to an announcement.

Pilgrim's Pride declares dividend. (Financial Reports).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... PYITSBURG, TEXAS -- The board of directors of Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has declared a cash dividend of 1.5 cents per share on the company's Class A and Class B common stock, payable June 27 to holders of record June 13, according to an...

USPB likely to be awarded Farmland National. (Business Report).
July 14, 2003... A court overseeing the bankruptcy reorganization at Farmland Industries Inc. likely will approve this week the acquisition of Farmland's majority ownership in Farmland National Beef by its minority partner in the beef company, U.S. Premium Beef...

Joint venture would build cheese, whey plant. (Business Report).
July 14, 2003... Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and a milk marketing agency announced last week that they are in late negotiations with Ireland-based cheese producer Glanbia to establish a joint venture that would build a $170 million cheese and whey products...

EMerge to appeal delisting of stock. (Business Report).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... SEBASTIAN, FLA. -- EMerge Interactive Inc. has reported a determination made by the Nasdaq stock exchange that the company has not stayed in compliance with the marketplace's minimum $1 per share bid price and,. therefore, is subject to...

Stock Summary. (Business Report).
July 14, 2003... STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year July 9 June 30 Ago Feedstuffs-Nelson Stock Indexes Agribusiness 94.5 92.9 93.4 Baking ...

U.S. Dollar Equivalencies. (Business Report).(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... U.S. DOLLAR EQUIVALENCIES, JULY 9 Australian dollar 0.65230 Brazilian real 0.34542 British pound 1.62500 Canadian dollar 0.72187 Chinese yuan 0.12081 Euro 1.13280 Japanese yen 0.00849...

Nutreco buys all of Hendrix. (Names in the News).(Nutreco NV, Hendrix Meat Group)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... BOXMEER, THE NETHERLANDS -- Nutreco NV has reported the acquisition of the 37.7% of the Hendrix Meat Group that it did not own from Jabova Beheer BV and Smits Holding BV pursuant to an agreement that was signed in the formation of Hendrix Meat...

Fleming, C&S reach final terms.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... DALLAS, TEXAS -- Fleming Companies Inc. announced last week that C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. and Fleming have signed a definitive agreement for C&S to purchase substantially all of the assets of Fleming's grocery wholesale distribution division...

Embrex settles legal dispute with Fort Dodge over bursal vaccine.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Embrex Inc. announced recently an agreement in which Embrex has dismissed its lawsuit against Fort Dodge Animal Health and its parent company, Wyeth, in return for a $5 million payment from Ft. Dodge to Embrex....

Shareholders sue Dean, Horizon.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... DALLAS, TEXAS -- Dean Foods Co. and Horizon Organic Holding Corp. have reported that two Horizon shareholders have sued Dean, Horizon and members of the Horizon board of directors, alleging that the consideration to be paid by Dean to Horizon...

Rica receives delisting notice.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... MIAMI, FLA. -- Rica Foods Inc. reported that it has received a determination from the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) that its stock is out of compliance with AMEX standards for listing and that AMEX intends to file an application with the...

Alltech Inc. (Names in the News).(Aries Graham rejoins company, Ty Yeast promoted)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... ALLTECH INC., Lexington, Ky. -- Aries "Bugs" Graham has rejoined the company's sales team as technical sales representative. Ty Yeast has been promoted to sales director of the western region of North America. Yeast will be based in...