Rachael Oatman

PORTLAND, ORE. — Family-owned Enviro-Pak announced Patrick Martini has become the full owner of the company and has moved the company to a new manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore.

WASHINGTON — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) applauded the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (MDAR) reversal of the state’s Question 3 (Q3) regulations regarding ground pork.

DENVER — The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is working with Canada to better streamline US shipments that are often slowed by regulatory issues. When the Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Module was implemented a couple years ago, the process was expected to simplify; however, obstacles remain.

The processor and several pork producers argued the law violated the Federal Meat Inspection Act.

SÃO PAULO — Over the past two years, JBS S.A. has directed 1.2 million tonnes of animal waste toward renewable fuels, with plans to increase its efforts.

SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, hosted its third annual pitch event at its headquarters in Springdale, Ark., on July 17. As part of the Tyson Demo Day 2024, 12 entrepreneurs pitched their supply-chain-related innovations to a group of Tyson Foods senior leaders and team members.

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — Disease pressures and trade vulnerabilities stand in the way of a fully optimistic outlook for global pork markets; however, a better cost environment and resilient demand help bolster the forecast, according to RaboResearch’s new quarterly pork report.

NOVI, MICH. — On July 24, Lineage Inc. announced the pricing of its underwritten initial public offering (IPO) of 56.9 million shares of its common stock at $78 per share — the upper end of its original range of $70 to $82.

DENVER — First announced over a year-and-a-half ago, the Kroger-Albertsons merger deal continues to face backlog, with the most recent delay announced July 25, as the companies agreed to halt closing on their $25 billion deal. The megaretailers will pause their merger until five days after the Denver District Court rules on the merits of an antitrust case centered around the acquisition.

The Colorado commissioner of agriculture issued an order for mandatory bulk-tank HPAI testing on July 22.