Archive for October, 2007
Chinese Reject Imported Meat
Chinese authorities said 40 tons of pork they tested contained traces of a growth stimulant that is banned in China.
No commentsPrices Surge In China; Trade Surplus Grows Wider
The National Bureau of Statistics said prices rose 6.5 percent, driven by a 49 percent jump in the cost of pork and other meat from the month a year earlier.
No commentsWESTCHESTER; Rare Achievement: A Savvy Steakhouse
The new Croton Creek Steakhouse and Wine Bar in Croton Falls takes care of its central mission — offering tasty meat — well.
No commentsSmithfield Foods Net Soars, But Hormel Profit Tumbles
Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest hog and turkey producer, reported yesterday that quarterly net income doubled on rising beef and pork sales. Hormel Foods said its profit fell on higher costs to make Spam meat products and bacon bits.
No commentsVirus Spreading Alarm and Deadly Pig Disease in China
Virus experts say Chinese authorities are playing down the impact of the highly infectious virus — believed to be an unusually deadly form of an infection known as blue-ear pig disease.
Home Again On the Kitchen Range
Buffalo is finally coming of age as an alternative red meat. But it almost didn’t happen.
Off the Hoof
Here are some sources for buffalo meat.
No commentsThe Cuts Are the Same, but the Calories Aren’t
Buffalo can be substituted for beef in any recipe.
No commentsBe Yourselves, Girls, Order The Rib-Eye
The dainty lady who had salad on dates has turned carnivore.
Tyson Profit Rises as Turnaround Continues
Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat processor, reported yesterday a bigger-than-expected profit for its third fiscal quarter and raised its profit forecast for the year as it rebounds from losses last year.
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