USDA reports uptick in weekly egg sets and chicks placed.

Meat, poultry cold storage stocks decline while pork bellies jumped 100% over 2013 levels.

NCC research shows other factors have greater influence on consumers' choice of proteins.

Actor James Garner dies at 86.

Hain Pure Protein will expand Hain Celestial's reach into foodservice channels.

Poults hatched in June jump 10 percent.

Cargill removes growth-promoting antibiotics from turkey production.

Industry groups laud latest efforts.

The 158,000-sq.-ft. poultry processing and packaging plant is expected to create 380 full-time jobs in Fredericksburg, Lebanon County in three years.

Tight supplies of feeder cattle loom in the future, analyst says.