According to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. beef exports in 2021 exceeded previous volume and value records surpassing $10 billion for the first time. That same reports notes while pork exports finished slightly below the record volume reached in 2020, they did set a new value record topping $8 billion …
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 …
NCBA Unhappy with JBS Court Settlement
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is upset with a court settlement reached by JBS as part of a class-action lawsuit against the four biggest meatpackers in the U.S. DTN says the court case and the $52.5 million settlement involves price-fixing and the four meatpackers constraining the fed cattle supply. The NCBA wants to find out what happened to the …
Record U.S. Beef Export Numbers for 2021
Record export numbers were a hot topic during the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show this week in Houston, Texas. AgNet Media’s Sabrina Halvorson attended the event and has this report. The final export numbers are due out next Wednesday, February 9th. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In …
Optimism for the Future of the Cattle and Beef Industry
During this week’s Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Houston, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association welcomed Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie, and British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce. During the event, Secretary Vilsack committed to addressing challenges that producers are facing regarding the supply chain, processing capacity and drought. He …
Foreign Agriculture Service Working to Break Down Trade Barriers
Foreign Agriculture Service has led USDA’s day-to-day efforts to break down trade barriers and generate export opportunities for U.S. agriculture for 2021. They have tried to get peanuts accepted back into the European Union. These efforts also resulted in market access for U.S. pork to India, poultry to Venezuela, and apples and pears going into Argentina, among others. Tyron Spearman …
Global Efforts Underway to Combat Hunger and Poverty
U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service team together to lead global efforts to combat hunger and poverty and build more sustainable equitable, and resilient, food systems through the United Nations and others. According to the USDA they have invested $248 Million dollars in new school feeding projects through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition …
Alabama Beef Programs Discussed with the Grocery Industry
Many from Alabama are representing cattle producers across the state this week at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Houston, Texas. One of those attending is Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Education and Outreach, Ali Cantrell. While at the event, she plans to pick up the latest information to bring back to Alabama. But last week, she …