poultry

That cherished American tradition -- summer grilling -- is about to get pricier. Rising grain prices are affecting livestock feed, which in turn affects meat production. And surging overseas demand for both U.S grains and meat are adding to the equation.

The USDA is rocking its comfortable relationship with some of its biggest constituents -- the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, for one -- with its announcement that nutritional labeling will be required beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The new labels will detail the number of calories and the grams...

Tyson Foods's profit will continue to increase as the biggest U.S. meat processor will benefit further from little-changed overall protein supply as well as an expected reduction of its own debt.

You might eat hummus because it's healthy and tasty, but the Mediterranean treat topped the list of foods that made people sick in a single outbreak, according to a just-released study of outbreaks of food poisoning that sickened people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied...

Meat eaters, brace yourselves for higher prices in the months to come. After a long economic slide, U.S. beef prices are rising again, as demand both at home and abroad increases. American consumers must now compete with Asian customers for popular beef short ribs.

Snowstorms on the Eastern Seaboard this week could mean shortages and higher prices for chicken. At least a dozen poultry houses suffered collapsed roofs due to heavy snow, and further losses are expected.

All of the talk of rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China has not scared stock market investors. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 1.9 percent since Friday, when President Barack Obama slapped new duties on Chinese tires. In the same period, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index...

The Clash of the Titans. The Rumble in the Jungle. War of the Roses. None of these tried-and-true cliches properly captures the potential havoc on the world's economy that a trade war between the U.S. and China could have as one of the world's greatest consumer is pitted against the world's top...