Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 106Broilers & TurkeysPerdue worker arrested, accused of shooting at vehicleA worker at the Perdue Farms facility in Perry, Georgia, has been arrested on suspicion of shooting 17 rounds into a co-worker’s vehicle.Broilers & TurkeysPilgrim’s offers $900 million in notes to fund Kerry dealPilgrim’s Pride announced the pricing of senior unsecured notes for a total amount of $900 million to help the company finance its previously announced acquisition of the Meats and Meals business of Kerry Consumer Foods.Broilers & TurkeysBRF enters joint venture on wind farmBRF and AES Brasil Energia have proposed a joint venture to fund the construction of an energy self-generation wind farm complex.Broilers & TurkeysPilgrim’s rendering plant not likely to get FAA approvalA proposed Pilgrim’s Pride poultry rendering plant at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport in Gadsden, Alabama, is unlikely to come into fruition, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deemed such a facility to be a “hazardous wildlife attractant.”Broilers & TurkeysShipping disruptions still hamper US poultry exportsWhile the U.S. poultry industry has gained opportunities to increase exports to other countries, certain shipping disruptions are present challenges to overcome, said Greg Tyler, chief operating officer of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council.Broilers & TurkeysMcDonald’s to join broiler antitrust litigationMcDonald’s filed to join a lawsuit against Agri Stats and the largest poultry companies in the United States, joining a long list of restaurants, grocers and food processors to accuse the poultry industry of conspiring to raise the price of chicken through legal action.Broilers & TurkeysRubio, Menendez renew push for review of JBS transactionsU.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, and Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen to renew their request that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) conduct a formal review of the transactions of JBS and any entity owned or controlled by brothers Wesley and Joesley Batista.BlogsPublicly traded US poultry companies getting scarcerTwo major stories impacting top broiler companies broke within the past week and a half.Broilers & TurkeysNAD supports Butterball ‘all natural’ claimsThe National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs determined that Butterball provided a reasonable basis for claims of “all natural” turkey products, as well as certain claims regarding animal welfare, while the NAD advised that certain claims either be modified or discontinued.Broilers & TurkeysPlainville Farms investigating turkey abuse claimsPlainville Farms says it is investigating a situation in which a video, circulated by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shows turkeys being mistreated.Broilers & TurkeysTyson to close prepared foods plant in WisconsinTyson Foods plans to close its prepared foods facility in Jefferson, Wisconsin.Broilers & TurkeysJBS proposes to buy all Pilgrim’s shares, delist it in USJBS, the majority stakeholder of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, has offered to purchase all remaining shares of the company for a price of US$26.50 per share.Previous PagePage 106 of 275Next Page