The four-week month of September generated nearly $8.5 billion in meat department sales, according to the latest Performance Report from Circana, 210 Analytics, and Hillphoenix. This reflects inflationary gains as well as demand-driven growth. Pound sales increased 0.5% in September 2025. This increase was fully driven by fresh meat sales that increased 1.7% in September while processed meat sales were down 2.5%.
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The North Carolina Poultry Federation (NCPF) held its annual meeting earlier this month at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center. This was the 58th Annual Meeting of the Federation and included the election of the 2025-2026 Board of Directors, an Awards Banquet honoring this year’s environmental award winners as well as retiring Executive Director Robert L. Ford.
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NCC, in a letter this week sent to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse, and Office of Food Policy Executive Director Kate MacKenzie, expressed serious concern about the recently announced New York City food standards that will prohibit “processed meats” in meals served by city agencies, including public schools.
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The European Parliament (EP) this week voted to ban the use of words like “burger” or “steak” to describe their plant-based variants, according to the BBC and other media outlets. The 355-247 majority vote is seen as a victory for livestock farmers who say the labels threaten their industry and livelihoods. A full ban, however, is not imminent – or even certain – as the proposal needs the backing of the European Commission – the EU’s executive arm – as well as the governments of the 27 member countries to become law.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill making California the first state to ban “ultra-processed foods” from public school meals. Under Assembly Bill 1264, the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will establish scientific criteria to define “ultra-processed foods of concern” by June 1, 2028, based on “evidence linking specific products to health risks such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and metabolic or behavioral disorders.”
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CoBank this week released its Grain Logistics Outlook: “Record Crop Meets Trade Uncertainty.” U.S. grain elevators are expected to be short 73 million bushels of upright grain storage this year amid what is shaping up to be a record harvest. Click through for the report’s highlights.
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