The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the former Birds Eye plant in Fulton, NY.

Cumulative placements for the year were slightly higher.

A smaller swine herd could indicate impact of PEDv.

Chicks placed for meat production reached 165 million.

Broiler-type chicks hatched increases 2%.

Both proteins registered slight increases for the year.

The deal turned many heads in the industry and is the topic of Meat&Poultry’s exclusive cover story for January.

This is the second-lowest inventory for December since 1996.

Tight supplies of competing proteins and lower feed costs are supporting higher prices.

Chicks placed are slightly higher compared to a year ago.