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The pick is pork: the pork segment is benefiting from higher protein prices.

Publication: Meat & Deli Retailer
Publication Date: 01-DEC-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The pick is pork: the pork segment is benefiting from higher protein prices.(NATIONAL PORK BOARD COLUMN)

Article Excerpt
In a meat sector that is categorized by more expensive cuts and flat sales, more shoppers are pursuing pork.

According to FreshLook Marketing Group, Hoffman Estates, Ill., fresh pork sales tonnage was up 4 percent for the 52-week period ending in June, well above the 0.5-percent gain in overall fresh meat tonnage. Two other pork segments, dinner sausage and smoked ham, had increases of 2.7 percent and 0.5...

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