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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA has announced more funding to help increase processing capacity. Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas. Vilsack […]
TULSA, OK – Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods have agreed to pay a $35 million settlement without admitting any wrongdoing. The price-fixing lawsuit against Pilgrim’s Pride, Sanderson Farms and Koch Foods is still pending. The lawsuit, filed in Oklahoma federal court, alleges that the companies colluded to underpay growers and make it difficult to remain […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace of mind in an industry that was ravaged by COVID-19 a year ago. “There’s a level of relief to know they are finally getting the […]
GREELEY, CO – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, one of the largest U.S. poultry producers, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $107.9 million fine on Tuesday to settle federal charges it conspired to fix chicken prices and passed on the costs to consumers and other purchasers. Reuters reports that Chief Executive Fabio Sandri entered the […]
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