The 2018 Wholesale Meat Outlook
Wholesale meat production is looking up for 2018 including wholesale pork and wholesale beef products.
The Benefits of Milk Powder Blends
Powdered milk comes in a variety of forms, such as whole, skim, and nonfat, buttermilk and halal, calcium caseinate, kosher, concentrates, and blends. Powered milks are produced by extracting the water and fat from fresh milk. The drying process retains…
Wholesale Pork Belly Prices Rise – Bacon is Sizzling Hot
Bacon is a favorite food and not just for breakfast. Lunch, appetizers, and dinner plates are flavored with bacon. Everything tastes better with bacon, even lip balm and toothpaste have been made bacon flavored! In fact, bacon, or wholesale pork…
Which Came First – The Chicken or the Egg
This is an age-old debate that continues to be a circular riddle with no clear answer. However, one thing is clear, there are no lack of egg and chicken lovers in the foodie world. From breakfast eggs to chicken dinners,…
Celebrating with Rice
Rice is the oldest known food that is still widely consumed today. Rice consumption dates back to 5000 BC. Rice is a staple for many, especially in Asia. But rice comes in many forms beside the standard boiled, steamed, fried,…
Turkey for the Holidays
In the United States, Turkey is the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621 to give thanks for the harvest. The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag shared a meal of fowl, corn, bread, and venison. The Wampanoag…
October National Pork Month
In 1972, the Pork Industry began celebrating October as National Pork month. In the US, this was traditionally the time of year when pigs were sent to market. Now, we celebrate National Pork month to give thanks to pork producers…
Dairy Industry Stirred by Hurricanes
Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 hurricane with 175-mph winds, carved a path of destruction through the Caribbean early last month, leaving more than a million residents without power, thousands without homes, and killing at least a dozen people. The eye…
Chicken Wings – From Worthless to Wonderful
Over the past 50 years, chicken wings have transformed from a virtually worthless byproduct to an urban legend, especially in North America where they are the hottest item on the menus. In fact, chicken wings are so popular you can…
What impact is Hurricane Harvey having on US rice?
Rice farming in Texas can be traced back as far as the late 1600’s, when rice first came to Americas from Madagascar. Most Texas rice is grown along the Gulf Coast and along the Colorado River for irrigation purposes. Texas…
