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Modern meat processing industry of the USA – the key word is security

Doubtless pork is one of the most popular products as it forms 37% of world meat production despite the fact pork is not consumed in many countries because of religious beliefs. China became a leader in pork production in 2011 with 49 500 million tons, the second place was taken by USA (10 332 mil tons) and the third belonged to Germany (10332 mil tons). Meanwhile the internship program in pork production of «Cochrane» carried out by USDA in spring this year (more about probation — in the previous issue) a group of Ukrainian farmers met not only pig growing technologies in USA but they were also introduced to the characteristics of processing industry. They visited manufacturing shops of the largest slaughter plant of «Farmland Foods» Company in Denison (Iowa State) that is a part of the meat giant of USA — «Smithfield Foods» company.

USA meat industry could be called «corporate» for the most of pork processing is controlled by 5 companies. They are as follows: Smithfield Foods (includes Farmland Foods and two other meat processing giants), Tyson Foods, Cargill, and Seaboard i Swift (Fig. 1). Just 20 years ago American meat processing plant was able to slaughter not more than 175 animals per hour but today it can cover 400 pigs. The total quantity of slaughtered animals reaches 430 thousand animals a day.

During formative years USA meat processing industry developed three basic principles where the key word is security: of consumers, employees and environment.

Read more in the full version of the article in «Profitable Pig Production» magazine, № 4, 2012.

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