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Tom Polansek

Tom Polansek

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Economy|News|US

Analysis-Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods

Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost

Analysis-Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods
Business|Economy|Lifestyle|News|US

Tyson Foods workers, activists protest child labor in US meat sector

Tyson Foods workers and activists rallied outside the U.S. meat company's headquarters in Arkansas on Monday to protest the industry's use of child labor and push for

Tyson Foods workers, activists protest child labor in US meat sector
Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

Arkansas orders Chinese-owned seed producer Syngenta to sell US farmland

Arkansas ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres (65 hectares) of farmland in the U.S. state within two years on Tuesday because the company is Chinese-owned, drawing a

Arkansas orders Chinese-owned seed producer Syngenta to sell US farmland
Health|US

Bird flu infects Arkansas poultry as US cases rise

Arkansas, a major U.S. chicken producer, has reported its first outbreak of lethal avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in a year, as the nation sees an uptick

Bird flu infects Arkansas poultry as US cases rise
Business|Economy|Food|US

US reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods

The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation's cattle herd to its lowest level in decades,

US reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods
Business|Economy|News|US

Paraguay's beef likely won't boost tight US supplies, importers say

Washington's decision to accept beef from Paraguay after 25 years will probably not change the overall volume of U.S. imports, even at a time of tight supplies and

Paraguay's beef likely won't boost tight US supplies, importers say
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Tyson Foods forecasts downbeat annual revenue on slowing meat demand

Tyson Foods on Monday forecast revenue for its next fiscal year below Wall Street estimates after missing fourth-quarter revenue expectations, hit by

Tyson Foods forecasts downbeat annual revenue on slowing meat demand
News|US

US allows pork plants to keep operating at accelerated speeds

The U.S.

US allows pork plants to keep operating at accelerated speeds
News|US

Smithfield Foods ends contracts with 26 US pig farms, citing oversupply

Smithfield Foods said on Tuesday it will end contracts with 26 hog farms in the U.S. state of Utah, in the latest contraction by the world's largest

Smithfield Foods ends contracts with 26 US pig farms, citing oversupply
Business|News|US

Tyson Foods, Cargill idle US beef plants due to snowstorm

Tyson Foods and Cargill said on Tuesday it suspended operations at beef processing plants in Kansas due to a massive snowstorm, disrupting U.S. meat production.

Tyson Foods, Cargill idle US beef plants due to snowstorm
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Tyson Foods posts better-than-expected Q1 results; beef business swings to loss

Tyson Foods beat market expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit on Monday, in first signs demand for its meat products is beginning to recover

Tyson Foods posts better-than-expected Q1 results; beef business swings to loss
Environment|US

Texas wildfires destroy grain and cattle, agriculture commissioner says

Wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle have destroyed grain in storage bins and likely killed tens of thousands of livestock, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid

Texas wildfires destroy grain and cattle, agriculture commissioner says
News|US

USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread

The U.S.

USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread
Environment|News|Science|US

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness

Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness
Health|News|Science|US

US tests show pasteurized milk safe as bird flu spreads to Colorado

Additional tests of milk showed that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus, federal health officials said on Friday, as Colorado became the ninth U.S.

US tests show pasteurized milk safe as bird flu spreads to Colorado
Health|News|US

US to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows

The U.S. government said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef at retail stores in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing, but

US to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
News|Science|US

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

Preliminary results of tests on additional dairy products show that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus, the U.S.

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says
Food|Health|US

Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers

U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking

Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers
Health|Science|US

Bird flu likely circulated in US cows for four months before diagnosis -paper

Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed the disease that has

Bird flu likely circulated in US cows for four months before diagnosis -paper
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Tyson Foods shares suffer worst one-day decline in a year over demand concerns

Tyson Foods shares suffered their worst one-day decline in a year on Monday after the U.S. meatpacker warned that consumers are under pressure from

Tyson Foods shares suffer worst one-day decline in a year over demand concerns
Business|Economy|US

Tyson Foods unsure when tight US cattle supplies will expand, CEO says

Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight

Tyson Foods unsure when tight US cattle supplies will expand, CEO says
Food|News|US

Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds

No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S.

Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds
Health|News|Science|US

Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu confirmed in Michigan

A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States since the virus was first detected in dairy

Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu confirmed in Michigan
Health|News|Science|US

Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory problems,

Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing
Health|News|Science|US

US allows bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport

U.S. farmers will be able to test bulk supplies of milk from their dairy cows for bird flu rather than milk from individual cows before gaining approval to ship them

US allows bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport

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