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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. today announced plans to close its prepared meats facility in Berwick, Nova Scotia.

In the minds of those participating pork industry executives, there were no ifs or ands about it, the butt was far and away the top pork cut identified with the greatest unrealized potential.

Maple Leaf Foods announced today that it has closed the sale of its pork processing operation, located in Burlington, Ontario, to Fearmans Pork, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for approximately $20 million.

The newest chairman of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) executive committee, Keith Miller has worn many hats over his career.

Citing the ability to balance long-term sustainability goals with the need to perform competitively, McDonald's USA has selected Cargill for its 2010 U.S. Sustainability Award.

OJSC Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, commences construction of a new greenfield pork farm in the Lipetsk region.

Sales volumes in the pork division increased by an impressive 51% to approximately 53,900 tonnes of live weight over the period, compared to approximately 35,570 tonnes for the first nine months of 2009.

The U.S. red meat industry and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) will be out in force for one of the world's biggest trade shows for food industry professionals.

The Pork Commission Meeting was presided by Geert Janssen, Executive Secretary, who considered that demographic growth was a great opportunity for the sector, which should take advantage of such factor "in a sustainable way".

Western Australian shoppers can expect to pay more their pork as Christmas approaches.

Cherkizovo Group has signed a contract to acquire the controlling interest in a meat processing plant, located in the Kaliningrad region. Once acquired, the plant’s production will focus on delicacy products, including smoked products, hams and cooked sausages.

The event, organized by the International Meat Secretary (IMS) every two years, will bring together distinguished international panellists to update trends and learn about the innovations related to the entire beef, lamb and pork meat chain.

The 18th edition of the World Meat Congress will focus on the issue of sustainability in this activity. The event, organized by the IMS every two years, features international experts to analyze the current trends and perspectives regarding beef, lamb and pork meat all over the world.

The Opinion issued by SEAE recommends that the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense) should approve the transaction with certain restrictions, proposing two alternatives which may or may not be implemented by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense.

Maple Leaf Foods is launching a new partnership with the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) to develop a national education campaign on food safety targeted at higher risk groups, their caregivers and Canadians.

Argentina will host the 18th World Meat Congress entitled "Meat for a Sustainable World", organized by the International Meat Secretariat every other year, gathering the main actors in the world's bovine, ovine and pork meat chain.