HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska company is the first in the United States to send beef to Israel in more than a decade.
Nebraska officials gathered in Hastings Thursday to congratulate WR Reserve, which is sending the first shipment of American beef to Israel since a 13-year ban was lifted earlier this year. WR Reserve is the only American kosher beef processing plant approved by the Israeli government.
Reserve manager Fischel Ziegelheim says shipments will start with 200 head of Angus cattle a week. He says that with this production addition, the company is looking to expand operations by adding 100 jobs and acquiring a nearby unused building in Hastings.
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