CHICAGO – A group of meat distributors and grocery companies filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in Illinois alleging a “cartel” of US chicken producers illegally raised the price of broiler chickens from at least Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, ...
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Prices for Thai canned pineapple have reached a record low this year for both the foodservice and retail deliveries. However, recently reported market signs suggest this downtrend is about to bottom. In late July, just before Thai pineapple canneries stopped ...
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Skipjack tuna prices for July delivery in Bangkok, Thailand, fell below $1,500 per-metric-ton, a level they reached at the end of June, several industry sources confirmed to Undercurrent News. Skipjack tuna in Bangkok have already been traded “below $1,500/t”, the buyer at a large ...
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The Trump Administration released a listing of $200 billion worth of additional tariffs on 6,031 Chinese product lines. The listed products include seafood, frozen meat, fruits and vegetables.
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California will vote this fall on whether to strengthen a law on how farm animals are confined and raised. Proposition 12 would ban the sale of meat derived from animals and their food products that are confined within certain areas. By ...
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A proposed class action federal lawsuit alleges nine companies colluded to inflate consumer pork prices. The lawsuit claims the defendants, including Hormel, Tyson Foods, JBS USA and Smithfield Foods, forced consumers to pay higher prices for bacon, ham and other ...
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California officials proposed a regulation clarifying that cancer warnings are not required for coffee. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s proposed regulation states drinking coffee does not pose a significant cancer risk, despite the presence of chemicals created during ...
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