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Hormel Foods profit declines as costs pinch
05/23/2013 2:35:00 PM
Hormel Foods Corp, the maker of Spam canned ham, reported a lower quarterly profit due to expenses related to its Skippy acquisition and higher costs at its Jennie-O Turkey Store business. FULL STORY »

Livestock Slaughter: Pork production up 5 percent from April 2012
05/23/2013 2:25:58 PM
According to the USDA's latest "Livestock Slaughter" report, pork production totaled 1.94 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.36 million head, up 6 percent from April 2012. FULL STORY »

U.S. revises meat-labeling rules to satisfy WTO ruling
05/23/2013 11:12:58 AM
Meat packers will be required to explicitly list the origin of beef, pork and chicken sold in U.S. grocery stores, the government said on Thursday, a regulation intended to resolve years of disputes with Canada and Mexico. FULL STORY »

Where’s the rain? Parched states can’t shake the drought
05/23/2013 11:10:18 AM
Drought is growing across many states in the South and Southwest. FULL STORY »

U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline
05/23/2013 10:20:43 AM
The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on the project away from the Obama administration. FULL STORY »

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