Feedstuffs articles from March 2008

Feedstuffs archives from March 2008

Genome of corn 95% mapped.
March 3, 2008... RESEARCHERS unveiled last week they have mapped out 95% of the corn genome, a monumental advancement in corn research that sets the stage for continued research progress. The National Science Foundation's Plant Genome program dedicated...

Canada offers $3.3b.
March 3, 2008... THE Canadian government announced Feb. 25 it will change support programs for cattle and hog producers who are facing tough economic conditions. The changes would ease access to repayable advances of up to $400,000 and establish a new sow cull...

Failures prompt call for change.
March 3, 2008... A KEY Senate hearing last week on the investigation into animal abuse at the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. went beyond rehashing the incident. Instead, it raised questions about fundamental changes needed to prevent such cruelty from...

Novus opens input plant in China.(News Watch)
March 3, 2008... Novus International Inc. announced Feb. 27 the opening of a new animal feed input plant in China. The new facility, located in the Ma Lu Jiading district, a suburb of Shanghai, China, will bring Novus closer to Chinese-based customers while...

U.K. granted FMD free status.(News Watch)(foot and mouth disease)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The U.K. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced that the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) Scientific Commission has officially declared that the U.K. has regained freedom from foot and mouth disease (FMD)...

Pandemic spread explained.(News Watch)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have explained why two mutations in the H1N1 avian influenza virus allowed the disease to spread during the 1918 pandemic. MIT said the work could help scientists detect and...

Immunotherapy option exercised.(News Watch)(collaborative agreement between Elanco Animal Health and Lipid Sciences Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Lipid Sciences Inc. announced that Elanco, a division of Eli Lilly & Co., has exercised its right to "opt in" with a development plan and additional investment on a vaccine study. Lipid Sciences said the study is part of a collaborative...

HSUS turns in petition.(News Watch)(Humane Society of the United States)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A consortium led by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) last Thursday submitted a petition to county election offices in California with the signatures of 790,486 Californians seeking a ballot initiative this fall that, if approved,...

Proteins help fight.(News Watch)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Scientists have identified the role of two proteins that contribute to disease-causing bacteria cells' versatility in resisting certain classes of antibiotics. This finding by microbiologists at The Ohio State University extends the...

Brucellosis 'herd'.(News Watch)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending brucellosis regulations by providing an exception in the definition of "herd" for animals held within a federally approved brucellosis research...

Points to ponder.(Inside Washington)(Hallmark Meat Packing Co.)
March 3, 2008... AN important question has arisen from the mess created by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. cruelty investigation. It's one the industry needs to carefully ponder, and it is best phrased by one of its least admired: Wayne Pacelle, president of...

Westland may be done.(News)(Westland Meat Company Inc.)
March 3, 2008... THE general manager of the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. plant that's at the center of egregious violations of animal welfare and the largest meat recall in history indicated last week that the company likely will close down permanently and go out...

CDC stresses MRSA not from food animals.(News)(Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
March 3, 2008... CLAIMS that food animals such as pigs are increasingly the source of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria in humans are greatly exaggerated, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention...

HSUS sues USDA over dangerous loophole'.(News)(Humane Society of the United States)(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week to close what HSUS called "a dangerous loophole" in the agency's regulations concerning the...

Logo lawsuit called 'frivolous'.(News)(United Egg Producers)(ISE America Inc.)(Compassion Over Killing (Washington, D.C.))
March 3, 2008... THE two organizations that were sued two weeks ago by Compassion Over Killing (COK) for still using what COK believes is a deceptive advertising practice last week said the lawsuit is "completely frivolous." ISE America, a commercial egg...

LMA urges Supreme Court to hear horse slaughter case.(News)(Livestock Marketing Association)(Cavel International Inc.)
March 3, 2008... AN Illinois law that closed a horse processing plant in the state--and the last one in the U.S.--and an appeals court's decision that upheld the law should be heard on appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to an amicus curiae brief the...

Lilly notes higher Elanco sales.(News)(Eli Lilly and Co.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... FINANCIAL REPORT--Eli Lilly & Co. has reported increased sales for its animal health business, Elanco Animal Health, for the 2007 fourth quarter and year. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Elanco sales grew 37% to $179.7 million in the U.S.,...

Poultry litter hearing underway.(News)
March 3, 2008... THE importance of the lawsuit brought against eight Arkansas-based poultry companies by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson as a potential precedent that could threaten all animal producers is evidenced in the amicus curiae briefs that are...

Maple Leaf manages through grain costs.(Business)(Maple Leaf Foods Inc.)(Financial report)
March 3, 2008... MAPLE Leaf Foods Inc. has reported its 2007 fourth-quarter and full-year results, which included a greater loss for its quarter but higher earnings for 2007 than the year before and flat sales for both its quarter and year. Its results...

Stock summary.(Business)(Statistical table)
March 3, 2008... Stock Summary Feedstuffs-Moskow Stock Indexes Feb. 27 Feb. 20 Year ago Agribusiness 226.60 228.70 276.50 Baking 219.70 217.10 260.60 Fertilizer...

Hendrix sells 80% of Plumex.(Business)(Hendrix International B.V. )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... HENDRIX Genetics B.V. has reported an agreement in which Poultry Concepts B.V. has taken an 80% interest in Plumex B.V., a Hendrix subsidiary that exports hatching eggs and day-old chicks for chicken and commercial egg producers. Hendrix...

Avian Technology.(Names in the News)(appointment of Karen Patterson)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... AVIAN TECHNOLOGY, Gainesville, Ga. -- Karen Patterson has joined the company in accounts payable. Patterson will be responsible for all accounts, including payroll. She was previously with Patterson Properties. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Biomin America.(Names in the News)(appointment of Noemi A. Estrella)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... BIOMIN AMERICA, San Antonio, Texas -- Noemi A. Estrella has joined the company as regional marketing manager. Estrella will be responsible for growing and building awareness of the product line in the Americas. She was previously with H-E-B...

Facility Certification Institute.(Names in the News)
March 3, 2008... FACILITY CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE, Washington, D.C. -- Brian Bennett has been promoted to vice president. Bennett was most recently director of operations.

GSI Group.(Names in the News)(appointment of Brian Harder)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... GSI GROUP, Assumption, Ill. -- Brian Harder has joined the group as Six Sigma master black belt. Harder will oversee developing and implementing the Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Methodology program. He was previously with LM Glasfiber.

Hampel Corp.(Names in the News)
March 3, 2008... HAMPEL CORP., Germantown, Wis. -- Lewis B. Anderson Jr. has been named national sales manager of the Calf-Tel Products division. Anderson was previously with Calf Source.

Kentucky Performance Products.(Names in the News)(appointment of Delia Nash)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... KENTUCKY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, Versailles, Ky. -- Delia Nash has been promoted to vice president of sales and new business development. Nash will direct the sales efforts of the equine specialists and develop new business worldwide.

Trans Ova Genetics.(Names in the News)(appointment of Stan Comer)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... TRANS OVA GENETICS, Sioux Center, Iowa -- Stan Comer has joined the company as area sales manager covering Oklahoma and Texas. Comer will advise cattle breeder clients on reproductive technologies and will provide additional client support...

Zinpro Corp.(Names in the News)(appointment of Erik Swensson)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... ZINPRO CORP., Eden Prairie, Minn. -- Erik Swensson has been promoted to eastern region business manager. Swensson will be responsible for overseeing sales activities throughout the eastern region, as well as continued responsibility for the...

Parmalat, bank settle.(Business)(Parmalat Finanziaria S.p.A.)
March 3, 2008... PARMALAT SpA, which has sued a number of banks that were creditors for its predecessor company Parmalat Finanziaria SpA in the years leading up to its financial collapse, agreed to settle with one last week when Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena...

Syngenta grants DuPont access to insect technology.(Business)(Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... DUPONT business Pioneer Hi-Bred now has access to Syngenta's insect control corn event, MIR162. Under the royalty-bearing agreement, Syngenta will grant Pioneer a non-exclusive, global license with stacking rights to MIR162. Other terms of...

Cobb to expand.(In 60 seconds)
March 3, 2008... Cobb to expand: Cobb-Vantress Inc., the chicken breeding division of Tyson Foods Inc., has purchased a 268-acre farm near Timpson, Texas, to expand production and meet increasing demand for Cobb products worldwide, according to an announcement....

Minerva to expand.(In 60 seconds)(Lord Meat)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Minerva to expand: Minerva S.A., a Brazilian cattle, beef and leather producer, has reported the conclusion of negotiations to acquire Lord Meat, a beef processor in Brazil's Goias state with a capacity of 500 head per day that Minerva said it...

CME, NYMEX extend.(In 60 seconds)(CME Group Inc.)(New York Mercantile Exchange Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... CME, NYMEX extend: CME Group Inc. and NYMEX Holdings Inc. announced last week that they will extend until March 15 the exclusive negotiating period for CME's acquisition of NYMEX. CME, which houses the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago...

Change names, but it's still ag.(Opinion)(Editorial)
March 3, 2008... MY thanks go to Bernie Machen, president of the University of Florida, Gainesville, for recognizing the importance of an investment in the future of not only the citizens of Florida but our nation. You see, Machen recently was quoted as...

Article on cows versus kids missed the point.(Letter to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
March 3, 2008... Dear Editor: In the wake of the recent animal abuse case at the Westland/ Hallmark plant in California, so many articles have been written and reports aired about the events that some have begun to question why such stories receive copious...

Poultry research getting hard: the Poultry Science Assn. marks its 100th year this year as research moves to consolidate ethics and production.
March 3, 2008... ON a per-pound retail basis, chicken prices today, accounting for inflation, are half of the chicken prices of 1966 due to improvements in breeding, bird health and nutrition, management, processing and marketing brought about by poultry...

Feed supplements may aid salmonella fight.(Research)
March 3, 2008... HERE'S a way some researchers suggest to reduce salmonella in poultry before they go to the processing plant: Use probiotics for treatment of the birds. It has been a complex path getting to this point, and the procedure still raises some...

Long-acting product.(In 60 seconds)(Pfizer Animal Health Group developed Draxxin)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Long-acting product: Pfizer Animal Health has announced that its Draxxin (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution has been approved for the treatment of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. According to Pfizer, the longacting, one-dose product is now indicated...

Milk test.(In 60 seconds)(Neogen Corp.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Milk test: Neogen Corp. has expanded its product line developed for the dairy industry to include the quickest test available for tetracycline residues in milk. Neogen's new TetraStar dairy antibiotic test for tetracyclines complements the...

Clone list.(In 60 seconds)(AgInfoLink Inc. signed agreement with ViaGen Inc. and Trans Ova Genetics Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Clone list: AgInfoLink USA recently announced its selection as the information solutions provider to develop and maintain a registry of cloned animals and operate the supply chain management system. ViaGen Inc. and Trans Ova Genetics will be...

DDGS level affects egg weight.(Bottom Line)(dried distillers grains with solubles)
March 3, 2008... THE International Poultry Scientific Forum was held Jan. 21-22 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Southern Poultry Science Society, the Southern Conference on Avian Diseases and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Assn. sponsored the...

Pork plant explosion settlements announced.(Hog Industry INSIDER)
March 3, 2008... SETTLEMENTS totaling $12.25 million have been reached in a 2005 explosion that heavily damaged a pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Mo. One person was killed in the blast, and several others were injured. Investigators determined that gas...

Initiatives are 'battle' for U.S.(News)(Humane Society of the United States)
March 3, 2008... BALLOT or legislative proposals being pursued in four states would effectively make egg producers transition housing to cage-free egg production systems. The initiatives are being pursued by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)...

E. coli vaccine moves closer to conditional license.(News)
March 3, 2008... BIONICHE Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced Feb. 5 that it has received a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the latest data for its Escherichia coli O157:H7...

Tyson dismissed in wage suit.(News)
March 3, 2008... A FEDERAL judge has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed five years ago accusing Tyson Foods Inc. of hiring illegal immigrants to depress plant wages. Judge Curtis L. Collier, sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...

Canada confirms 12th case of BSE.(News)(Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... THE Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last Tuesday confirmed the nation's 12th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six-year-old dairy cow from Alberta. "The animal's carcass is under CFIA control, and no part of it...

Ethanol plant logistics vary: Part 2.(Facilities)
March 3, 2008... CORN-based ethanol plants can often be located long distances from the Corn Belt, and because ethanol is only one-third of the weight of corn, there is some question as to whether it is cheaper to ship ethanol to market than to ship corn to the...

Donaldson acquires LMC West.(Facilities)
March 3, 2008... DONALDSON Co. Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of LMC West, a manufacturer of industrial dust collection and filtration systems. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LMC West, based in Riverbank, Cal., designs and...

MarketPoint links growers, end users.(Facilities)(Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. launched online market service)
March 3, 2008... AS margins get tighter, end users now have a new tool to improve efficiencies, and corn growers have a way to reduce market volatility. DuPont business Pioneer recently launched MarketPoint, an online market service that links corn growers...

Dust controller.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Farr Air Pollution Control)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Farr Air Pollution Control of Jonesboro, Ark., has introduced new FDC Controller that provides user-friendly and reliable pulse cleaning control for all types of cartridge and baghouse dust collection systems. Using factory-programmed or...

Egg collection system.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Avian Technology International, Inc. introduces Val-Co Automated Nest and Egg Collection Systems)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Avian Technology of Gainesville, Ga., announced its new Val-Co Automated Nest & Egg Collection Systems. The Val-Co systems handle breeder eggs gently and cleanly. The ergonomically designed egg collection tables have a large gathering area with...

Ultraviolet lamp.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Spectronics Corp. introduced Spectroline BIB-150P )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Spectronics Corp. of Westbury, N.Y., announced the Spectroline BIB-150P ultraviolet lamp, which quickly and positively confirms the presence of trace amounts of rodent urine and droppings, oil, grease, dust and other impurities that cause...

Data loggers.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Dickson Co. introduced Graph-at-a-Glance Flat Panel Data Loggers)(FH325)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Dickson Co. of Addison, Ill., announced that its Graph-at-a-Glance Flat Panel Temperature and Humidity Data Loggers have been redesigned. The Graph-at-a-Glance Flat Panel Data Logger models include FT300 and FT325 for temperature only and FH320...

Continuous mixing.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Dinnissen Process Technology)(K-Tron Process Group)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Dinnissen Process Technology of the Netherlands and the K-Tron Process Group of Switzerland jointly introduced a new dosing and mixing concept for the feed industry: the Pandora End of Line Mixing concept. It was developed for demanding...

Screw conveyor.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Cyclonaire Corp. introduced FlexFlite Flexible Screw Conveyor )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Cyclonaire Corp. of York, Neb., announced its FlexFlite Flexible Screw Conveyor for conveying a wide range of dry solids to the material-handling marketplace. FlexFlite Flexible Screw Conveyors use steel augers and flexible tubes up to 100 ft....

Hay merger.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Kuhn North America Inc. introduced Kuhn 300 series Merge Maxx merger)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Kuhn North America Inc. of Brodhead, Wis., introduced its new Kuhn 300 series Merge Maxx merger. The Merge Maxx features a wide pickup and a cross-conveyor that can easily be shifted for ideal windrow placement. Gentle handling, reduced leaf...

Wireless remote.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Agri-Cover Inc. introduced new universal remote kit system)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Agri-Cover Inc. of Jamestown, N.D., announced its new universal remote kit system. Any existing electric spool roll tarp or side locking tarp system can be converted to a remote system. The wireless remote kit allows users to safely and...

Scoular builds in Nebraska.(Facilities)
March 3, 2008... THE Scoular Co. announced that it completed construction of a 2.5 million-bushel grain piling system in Perkins County, Neb. The facility is strategically positioned in Scoular's western Nebraska grain marketing network. Scoular will...

Glycerin refining upgraded.(Facilities)(World Energy Alternatives L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... WORLD Energy Alternatives LLC's glycerin refining facility in Lakeland, Fla., has been upgraded to produce kosher-grade glycerin. The certification is valid until February 2009. Glycerin is the main byproduct of biodiesel production. A...

Trans Ova opens housing complex.(Facilities)(Trans Ova Genetics Inc.)
March 3, 2008... TRANS Ova Genetics has announced the addition and opening of phase one of its new donor housing complex at its headquarters in Sioux Center, Iowa. Trans Ova purchased 80 acres next to its existing land and started the new housing complex...

Circle expands biofuel processor line.(Facilities)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... CIRCLE Biodiesel & Ethanol Corp. announced that it expanded its biofuel processor line and second-generation feedstock development. New to the company's biofuel processor line is a state-of-the-art algae harvesting system. "The use of...

Biotech acres keep increasing.(News)
March 3, 2008... AFTER a dozen years of commercialization, biotech crops are still gaining ground with another year of double-digit growth and new countries joining the list of supporters, according to a report released by the International Service for the...

Canada loses barley appeal.(News)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... ON Feb. 26, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lost his appeal of a lower court ruling stripping the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) of its powers to market barley. The reasoning for the decision has yet to be published. At that point,...

Dow recalls unapproved corn.(News)
March 3, 2008... DOW AgroSciences is working with several agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency and Food & Drug Administration, to recall some of its biotech corn seed lines after discovering the presence of...

ARS grain research center to be renovated.(News)(Agricultural Research Service )
March 3, 2008... RESEARCH on cereal grains will soon be enhanced thanks to major renovations nearing completion at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research facility in Manhattan, Kan. Originally dedicated in 1970, the Grain Marketing & Production Research...

H5N1 remains global threat.(News)
March 3, 2008... AVIAN influenza outbreaks in 15 countries demonstrate that the H5N1 virus remains a global threat and requires close monitoring and strong control efforts, the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) said recently. Since December,...

Mexico, Barbados ease limits on Canadian cattle.(News)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... THE Canadian government said Feb. 25 the governments of Mexico and Barbados have eased import restrictions on Canada's breeding cattle that were imposed in response to the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. "The government...

Kraft cites higher dairy costs.(News)
March 3, 2008... FINANCIAL REPORT--Kraft Foods Inc. has reported decreased earnings for its 2007 fourth quarter and year, explaining that efficiency improvements and increases in volume and pricing were more than offset by "significantly higher input costs,...

Pew enters fray on ag emissions.(News)
March 3, 2008... THE controversy about gas emissions from manure handling at livestock operations ratcheted up last week when the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production opposed a proposed rule to exempt some reporting by agricultural operations....

EPA raises RFS.(biofuels BUZZ)(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)(renewable fuels standard)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is raising the 2008 renewable fuels standard (RFS)--which determines how much non-petroleum fuel will power vehicles--to 7.76%. The move is in response to the Energy Independence & Security Act, which...

Extracting corn oil.(biofuels BUZZ)(GreenShift Corp. signed agreement with United Ethanol LLC. )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... GreenShift Corp. announced the execution of an agreement with United Ethanol LLC to initially extract up to 1.5 million gallons per year of crude corn oil from the distillers grain co-product of United Ethanol's new dry mill ethanol plant....

Smart sweet sorghum.(biofuels BUZZ)(International Crops Research Institute )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Through its BioPower Strategy, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics is developing and promoting sweet sorghum as a major feedstock for bioethanol. Sweet sorghum is a carbon dioxide-neutral crop, which is a big...

Biomass conversion.(biofuels BUZZ)(ZeaChem Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Menlo Park, Cal.-based ZeaChem has developed a method that can produce 50% more ethanol from biomass than conventional processes using Moorella thermoacetica, a type of bacteria found in termite guts and the rumen of cows. The company plans to...

Video testimony refuted.(News)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... THE San Bernardino County District Attorney's office last week told the Riverside, Cal., Press-Enterprise that it never asked the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to withhold an undercover slaughterhouse video from the public or from...

Sorghum yield help around corner.(MILL MARKET)
March 3, 2008... IN the next three to four years, sorghum growers will finally have a powerful tool to obtain higher yields that will hopefully allow for increased profits. DuPont and the Kansas State University Research Foundation announced that they have...

Global fertilizer supply expected to meet demand.(MILL MARKET)(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WORLD fertilizer production is expected to outstrip demand over the next five years and will support higher levels of food and biofuel production, the U.N.'s Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a new...

Ingredient market.(Statistical table)
March 3, 2008... The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained Feb. 27 from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, but are not guaranteed. The second column shows amount of change since the...

Hogs 'running over' markets.(Livestock/Poultry)
March 3, 2008... PORK producers are expected to experience their second-worst year ever this year--second only to 10 years ago--as record-large hog production and, for the eighth straight year, record-large pork production simply will drown what actually are a...

Egg markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Egg markets: The egg markets picked up 6-7 cents last week, with egg prices in the East hitting the record-high levels of December 2007 and markets in the Midwest setting a new record high, 2 cents more than their December level. Furthermore,...

Egg prices.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Egg prices: Eggs were $1.61-1.65 and $1.53-1.55/doz. for large-sized eggs delivered to eastern and midwestern store doors last Thursday, 59.8% higher than the comparable pre-Easter week last year. Central states breaking stock set a new record...

Chicken markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Chicken markets: The chicken markets weakened last week as supplies were "easily catching up with seasonally limited demand," one source explained. Only preparation for first-of-the-month business this week saved prices from slipping, sources...

Turkey markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Turkey markets: The turkey markets continued to increase last week, rising another penny to 77-79 cents/ lb. for hens and retail-sized toms in the East and Midwest last Thursday, 9.9% more than year ago. Sources cited active trading for current...

Cold storage.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Cold storage: Beef stocks at the end of January were decidedly bullish, down significantly from the month and year before (Table 1, page 34). Turkey stocks were also positive, suggesting active and consistent trading in the whole-bird category,...