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Bird flu worries may curb poultry exports

March 13, 2006
According to the Associated Press, worries about bird flu have dampened trade prospects for American poultry, which already is facing lower prices, the Agriculture Department said Friday. The United States
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Poultry producers fight to end federal polluting lawsuit

March 6, 2006
Embattled poultry growers and producers went to the Oklahoma state Capitol to lobby lawmakers and urge an end to a federal lawsuit that accuses them of polluting watersheds with chicken
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Tyson cuts 1,665 jobs, closes two plants

February 20, 2006
Tyson Foods Inc. is closing two Nebraska plants — one slaughterhouse and one processing plant — that will result in the loss of 1,665 jobs, the Associated Press reports. The
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Sara Lee to close Chicago coffee plant

February 20, 2006
Food and clothing manufacturer Sara Lee Corp. said last week it is closing down operations at its Superior coffee roasting plant in Chicago, resulting in 80 jobs being eliminated. According
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Kraft to eliminate 8,000 jobs, close up to 20 plants

January 31, 2006
Kraft Foods Inc., the nation''s largest food manufacturer, said January 30 it would eliminate 8,000 more jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force, and close up to 20
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Tyson, Smithfield shares decline on Japanese ban

January 23, 2006
Beef processors Tyson Foods Inc. and Smithfield Foods Inc. saw their shares retreat Friday, January 20 after Japan closed the door on U.S. beef imports less than six weeks after
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Chicken industry to test every U.S. flock

January 10, 2006
Seeking to reassure people that chicken is safe to eat, companies that raise chickens said recently they will test every flock for bird flu before the birds are slaughtered, according
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Kraft to sell five factories

January 10, 2006
Kraft Canada Inc. said it agreed to sell some product lines and five factories to a group led by two private-equity firms for an undisclosed sum, according to the Associated
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Tyson to hire 1,600 workers at new plant

December 12, 2005
Tyson Foods Inc. recently said it plans to hire 1,600 workers as it readies a new beef and pork packaging plant slated to begin production in February, according to the
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Bay Valley Foods to close Colorado facilities

November 21, 2005
The Associated Press reports that Bay Valley Foods LLC, a unit of TreeHouse Foods Inc., said that it will close its La Junta pickle and relish facilities, affecting more than
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