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AUGUST 2024  /  VOLUME 237  /  ISSUE 8


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Steven Brake (left), S&N Enterprises, LLC, and Mike Levengood, Perdue Farms

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Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Seven groundbreaking meat industry professionals join the industry’s all-time greats

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THE CROP REPORT 2024
Abundant 2024 crop and higher carryover from 2023 push feed costs lower

THE DELI REPORT 2024
Pre-sliced and packaged deli meat sales both show recent sales upturns, but deli prepared meat sales are even hotter.

SPECIAL REPORT: BACK-TO-SCHOOL SNACKS
School feeding occasions don’t just mean lunch anymore, with before- and after-school eating occasions expanding.

FIGHT FOR FOOD SAFETY
Should you be using whole genome sequencing in your food facility?

COMMENTARY: USPOULTRY
An early look at the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo.

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COVER STORY

Our Independent Processor of the Year 2024 Cypress Valley Meat Co. thrives in the face of adversity.

CATEGORY REPORT: SMOKED & CURED MEAT

Liquid smoke can offer some benefits over traditional smoking methods.

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COMMENTARY: SOUTHWEST MEAT ASSOCIATION    

SMA is rebranding to better represent the association’s growing reach.

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AAMP 2024 CONVENTION REVIEW    

This year’s convention in Omaha, Neb., saw the Meat Industry Hall of Fame return to an in-person induction ceremony.

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Highlighting US pork exports with USMEF's Dan Halstrom

The National Provisioner's Multimedia Specialist Brett Parker sits down with Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of US Meat Export Federation, as they discuss US pork exports, which have reached record-high numbers in 2024. In this conversation, Halstrom explains why pork exports are so popular, what the US does differently with their meats as opposed to other countries, and what meat processors could be doing to increase export numbers.

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