In addition, the President is directing the Department of Defense -- which buys about 95 million pounds of beef, 65 million pounds of pork, and 500, 000 pounds of lamb each year -- to explore ways to encourage its vendors to accelerate purchases of beef, pork, and lamb in order to buy more now and freeze it for later.
But none of the company's previous buys compares in size to its purchase in 2007 of Swift, the third-biggest processor of beef and pork in America and the biggest processor of beef in Australia.
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The meatballs in 1kg packs were made in Sweden, and labelled as beef and pork.
All beef and pork from the US and Canada must comply with USDA guidelines.
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These items, like beef, pork and dairy, have come at a higher cost this year.
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Mr. Swanson said retail prices of beef and pork might jump as much as 10% this year.
Poultry, beef and pork producers, facing rising feed bills, have called for the mandate to be waived.
Almost all commercial barbecue, from the day it was invented, has consisted of the worst, cheapest beef and pork available.
Unlike the rest of Italy, Lombard cuisine consists primarily of beef, pork and butter, most likely due to its proximity to Central Europe.
Also, since it produces three different proteins--beef, pork and chicken--it can hedge.
Lyon recommends pairing the Landjager, a beef and pork blend seasoned with cane sugar and mustard seed, with the Red Barn Beer by Magnolia Brewery.
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It reported that beef and pork sales fell, 1% and 5% respectively.
The company's grocery products segment's operating profits slid 24.5% to higher costs of chicken, beef and pork, even though sales rose by 6.2%.
It said Welsh lamb's renown as a quality product was known worldwide, but its campaign was about more than just lamb, beef and pork.
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"I import product from the EU. I have never seen or handled equine product, my company only deals in beef and pork, " he said.
Rising commodity prices can translate into higher food costs, especially as producers of beef, pork and chicken look to pass on higher animal-feed costs.
But beef, pork and even pink slime are federally inspected and the food safety issues are nowhere near what they are for horse meat.
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Indeed, the shop prices of beef, pork, poultry and lamb are higher than in 1995, while the prices farmers get at markets are lower (see chart).
But since corn is used to feed livestock, any increase in its price will also cause the price of beef, pork, poultry and dairy products to rise.
Red Reef charts, included in her fundraising documents, projects a quite amazing 23-38% increase in beef, pork and poultry consumption with the developing nations leading the way.
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The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say.
Based on the results of our mapping, we can confirm that the contents of the meatballs follow the IKEA recipe and contain only beef and pork from animals raised in the US and Canada.
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Tyson does not expect any significant changes in the beef, pork, or prepared foods businesses in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, though they do expect to experience a loss in the chicken segment.
European Union officials were meeting Monday to discuss tougher food labeling rules after the discovery of horse meat in a range of frozen supermarket meals such as burgers and lasagna that were supposed to contain beef or pork.
Although that is a greater number than the 2.1 million illnesses caused by contaminated beef, pork, poultry and other meat, the pathogens found on meat are generally more deadly than those found on vegetables, according to the report.
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On the menu in a smart restaurant in Yaounde, one can find beef and pork - but also snake, pangolin and monkey - all products of a vast bushmeat trade that has now become the single biggest threat to wildlife in central Africa.
The company blamed media coverage of the hoof-and-mouth disease plaguing European cattle farmers for part of the decline, coupled with a surplus of both beef and pork for a decline in exports to Japan and South Korea, where it had strong sales last year.
The stalls were mysteriously serving beef, not pork, placed between two halves of a round bun.
As beef rises, pork should benefit from consumers who are looking for a cheaper red-meat alternative.
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