Strong Interest in U.S. Beef at Gulfood

There was a renewed sense of optimism as some 4,000 exhibitors met more than 100,000 buyers and other guests at Gulfood, one the world’s largest global food shows held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. John Herath with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has the story. Gulfood 2022 was held Feb. 13-17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship …

Florida Beef Council Working to Engage Producers

For the past few weeks, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) has been busy putting the final touches on the huge Beef Checkoff promotional event, the “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300”. The race took place this past Saturday at the Daytona International Speedway, where the FBC teamed up with the Federation of State Beef Councils and staff from other state beef councils …

Records for Red Meat Exports Underscores Importance of Trade Agreements

U.S. red meat exports reached unprecedented levels in 2021. And according to a story from Joe Schuele, trade agreements played a major role in this success story.  A detailed summary of the 2021 red meat export results is available from the USMEF website. 2021 Beef Exports Shatter Previous Records; Pork Export Value Also Reaches New High U.S. beef exports greatly exceeded previous …

Florida Beef Council Ready for “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300”

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is putting the finishing touches on a big Beef Checkoff promotional event coming this weekend. Several folks from other states are coming in to help out during the “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300” at the Daytona International Speedway. And during the recent Cattle Industry Convention in Houston, FBC Director of Education & Promotion DeAnne Maples promoted the big event. …

Georgia Beef Board Ready for the Race

The beef industry and NASCAR are teaming together for a big event in Daytona, Florida this week. The “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300” will take place Saturday, and one of those attending is Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans. She told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman this will be the second running of this big event. …

Beef Consumers are Loyal

According to the data analysis company Neilson I-Q, grocery sales of plant-based foods that directly replace animal products grew 12.1 percent from July 2020 to July 2021, and 53 percent over the last two years. That includes all products such as dairy alternatives. Meat substitutes jumped 11 percent over the same time. However, Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) vice-chairman Norman Voyles …

ACA Promoting Beef Checkoff News

Alabama was well represented last week during the Cattle Industry Convention in Houston. That includes Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s (ACA) Director of Education and Outreach, Ali Cantrell. She told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman a couple of big stories concerning the Beef Checkoff were discussed last week. To learn more about Beef Checkoff funded activities in Alabama, contact the ACA office in Montgomery, or …

Record-Large Beef Exports Fuel Optimism

U.S. beef exports were near $10 billion in November, already shattering previous records, as we await the final numbers from December. Thus, international trade and the returns exports deliver for the U.S. industry were major topics of discussion during last week’s Cattle Industry Convention. Joe Schuele, with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), has more details. Through November, beef exports …

Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference & Trade Show is Wednesday

Cattle producers and ranchers from across the Southeast are invited to take part in the 37th annual Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference and Trade Show. It will be held on Wednesday, February 9th at the Jackson County Extension Office Auditorium in Marianna, Florida. Registration and Trade Show opens at 7:30am central time, the program starts at 8:15am, and concludes with a …