Perdue Incorporated - Competitors

Perdue Incorporated Competition

Now Viewing Perdue Incorporated's competition in: Meat Products Manufacture (primary)

Recent Developments

China Bans Imports from Some US Plants - China banned imports from three US meat processing plants in May 2008 because of a dispute over the presence of ractopamine in pork and surface salmonella in chicken. Ractopamine is a feed additive that helps pigs reach market weight faster. Many US meat products industry experts say that the ban is retaliation for US complaints about the safety of Chinese products.

DNA-Based Meat Tracking Technology Introduced in US - Technology used to determine the source and type of a meat product is now available in the US. DNA TrackBack technology can be used to ensure that labeling accurately reflects the meat product, according to DNA TrackBack developer IdentiGEN. DNA TrackBack has been used in Europe since 2000, but some industry experts say that US meat products manufacturers may be unwilling to incur the extra cost of the technology.

Immigration Raid Largest Ever in US - Increasing enforcement of US immigration laws is impacting the operations of many meat product manufacturing companies. Federal officials say that a raid at an Iowa meat processing plant where 390 people were arrested in May 2008 was the largest in US history. Authorities conducting the raid relied heavily on an informant who infiltrated the plant with documents provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Competitive Landscape

Demand is driven by consumer income and by exports. Because meat is largely a commodity, the profitability of individual companies depends on efficient operations and an effective distribution network. Large companies have big economies of scale in production and distribution. Small companies can compete effectively in a local area or by producing unique products.

Full Industry Overview For Meat Products Manufacture

Meat Products Manufacture Industry Forecast

from Hoover's/D&B subsidiary First Research

The output of US meat products manufacturing is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 4.4 percent between 2007 and 2012.

Meat Products Manufacturing Growth Stabilizes

First Research forecasts are based on INFORUM forecasts that are licensed from the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. (IERF) in College Park, MD. INFORUM's "interindustry-macro" approach to modeling the economy captures the links between industries and the aggregate economy.