Value-Added

$26 Million Invested in Value-Added Agriculture

Recently U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $26 million being awarded toward farmers and agricultural producers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Value-Added Producer Grant Program. These funds are allocated with the goal of developing value-added agricultural products, conducting market research, and implementing business and marketing strategies. Secretary Rollins said, “These grants represent another investment in the great American …

New Mexico

New Mexico Joins State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that New Mexico is officially joining the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program, a move designed to expand processing opportunities and strengthen food safety oversight within the state. The agreement between USDA and the New Mexico State Livestock Board makes New Mexico the 31st state to operate an approved State Meat and Poultry …

beef

USDA Beef and Steer Price Forecasts for 2027

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering an early look at the cattle market outlook for next year. In this report, Mark Jekanowski, chair of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, discusses USDA’s latest forecast for 2027 beef production and steer prices. “For 2027, we have a reduction of about 150 million pounds this month for beef production, reflecting our expectations …

cattle

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 09-18-2026

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended September 18, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended September 18, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,643 head compared to 7,731 last week and 11,238 last …

Cattle on Feed

What the Cattle on Feed Report Tells Us

This afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report expected to show more cattle on feed, perhaps more important, more cattle being fed longer. Average estimates show the cattle on feed up one to two percent from a year ago. Bottom-line analysts add that the number of cattle on feed more than 150 days will be over three and a half million …

beef export

Beef Export Value Strong While Pork Exports Below Year Ago

U.S. beef exports delivered another strong month in July, according to data released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Export volume held steady at just over 89,000 metric tons, while export value climbed 6% from a year ago to nearly $797 million. Strong demand from Taiwan, Mexico, Japan, the Middle East, Colombia, the Caribbean, and …

sterile flies

Strain of Sterile Flies Produced to Combat NWS

An update on the fight against New World Screwworm. Research entomologist Alex Arp describes the new NovoFly, a new strand of sterile flies. “We’ll mass produce a lot of screwworm flies, sterilize them with gamma radiation, and then release them over a large area. And continuously over time, this will kill off the population. Only the male flies are actually …

livestock genetics

U.S Livestock Genetics Find Market in New Zealand

When we talk about U.S. agricultural exports, it’s easy to think about commodities like beef, corn, or soybeans. But American livestock genetics are also finding a place in international markets. New Zealand is itself a major agricultural exporter, sending much of what its farmers produce to customers around the world. During a recent U.S. agricultural trade mission to New Zealand …

cattle

Cattle Reports

Bottom line, livestock analysts keeping an eye on cattle futures early week, finding support from the recent lows. October live cattle at two and a half week highs and they have their sights set on levels above 221-222, highs that would be from early in August. Breaking the heat back in the plains is certainly helpful, although the heat remains …

trade

New Trade Opportunities

Australia and New Zealand are major livestock producing countries, and USDA says that could create additional opportunities for American feed products. Luke Lindberg, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, recently traveled to both countries as part of a U.S. agricultural trade mission. While Australia and New Zealand are already mature markets, Lindberg says USDA still sees opportunities to …