Joe McDonald

AP Business Writer

Food Plant Saves $325,000+ on Bearing Failures

Food Plant Saves $325,000+ on Bearing Failures

November 9, 2026

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Constellation, Brown-Forman See Stocks Rise Following Midterms

November 9, 2026

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Packaging Film 'Lights Up' Under UV as Meat Loses Freshness

November 6, 2026

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Hunters Can Be First Line of Defense as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Spreads, Threatens U.S. Livestock

November 6, 2026

Food Plant Saves $325,000+ on Bearing Failures

Food Plant Saves $325,000+ on Bearing Failures

Washdown conditions were pushing contaminants into the conveyor bearings, frequently halting production runs.

November 9, 2026

A man walks past a poster with the slogans 'World Peace' and 'Ethnic Unity' in Beijing, China on Jan. 11.

China Demands US Lift Import Ban on Xingjiang Cotton, Tomatoes

The ban adds to a flurry of sanctions imposed against Chinese officials, companies and goods over human rights, security and other complaints.

January 14, 2021

A staff member wearing a face mask stands near a display of Australian wines at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5.

China Enacts 200% Tax on Australia Wine in Trade Spat

Australia's trade minister said the tax makes Australian wine unsellable in China, his country's biggest export market.

November 30, 2020

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Pork Prices Drive China's High Inflation

The price of pork rose 97% over a year earlier despite increased imports of China's staple meat and the release of thousands of tons from government stockpiles.

January 9, 2020

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China Releases Stockpiled Pork

Details of the frozen pork reserve are secret, but analysts estimate its size at up to five million metric tons.

September 18, 2019

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China Keeps Penalties on U.S. Pork, Soy

It adds to indications that both sides might be settling in for extended conflict even as they prepare for talks in Washington.

September 11, 2019

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Chinese Will Buy More from U.S. Farms

Envoys prepared to meet in Shanghai next week for talks aimed at ending a tariff war.

July 25, 2019

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Outbreak Pushes Up Global Pork Prices

A deadly swine disease has sent shockwaves through global meat markets.

May 20, 2019

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China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Pork, Fruit

The tariffs "signal a most unwelcome development, which is that countries are becoming protectionist," said economist Taimur Baig of DBS Group.

April 2, 2018

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China Delays New Rules on Food Imports

The delay might help avert concerns that shipments of food products could be disrupted, hurting thousands of farmers and food processors who look to China as a key growth market.

September 26, 2017

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Countries Fear China Food Import Regs

A group of countries sent a joint letter asking Chinese regulators to suspend a proposed requirement that each food shipment have an inspection certificate from a foreign government.

June 22, 2017

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U.S. Responds to China's Import Rules

Suppliers complain Beijing already uses safety rules in ways that hamper access for goods in violation of its market-opening commitments.

March 20, 2017