Finding new trade opportunities in South Korea. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Representatives from 49 U.S. companies and organizations are heading to Seoul, South Korea this month for an agribusiness trade mission. It’s led by USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor who says she’s confident the mission will produce great results. South …
U.S. Pork Exports Set Annual Record
Led by a record-shattering performance in Mexico and broad-based growth elsewhere, U.S. pork exports set a value record in 2023. Data shows December pork exports rose 10 percent from the prior year to 268,400 metric tons, the largest since May 2021 and the eighth-largest on record. Export value increased 11 percent to $766 million, also the highest since May 2021 …
Expanding Red Meat Exports in the Coming Year
by Will Jordan Part two of the conversation with Randy Spronk, a Minnesota crop and livestock producer and current chairman of the United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Join us as we discuss the growth and impact of red meat exports across the U.S. livestock industry and USMEF’s strategy for export market diversification and expansion in 2024.
Support in the Grain Market
There is some support being found in the grain trade this week. Mark Oppold reports it has to do with weather conditions in another country.
Paraguay Fresh Beef Importation Rule Goes into Effect
by Will Jordan USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) final rule on the “Importation of Fresh Beef From Paraguay” goes into effect this week, on Nov. 14, 2023. Published in the Federal Register last month, the rule has drawn many questions from producers. According to the APHIS’s rule, they expect fresh beef imported from Paraguay to be between …
Focusing on the Grain Trade
Traders are focusing on the grain trade at this time. Mark Oppold has a look at what they are watching for.
China Approves More U.S. Beef and Pork Plants for Export
by Will Jordan and USMEF China’s General Administration of Customs recently approved 18 U.S. beef establishments and 12 U.S. pork establishments for export to China – the first new U.S. plants cleared for export to China in about 10 months. Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) vice president for economic analysis, says the plant approval process was streamlined by …
USDA Works to Expand Asian Export Markets
by Will Jordan It’s no secret that U.S. Beef is the preferred protein domestically and abroad. Asia is ever expanding as a major market for U.S red meat exports. As market access expands export trade adds more value to cattle on the hoof. I visited with Alexis Taylor, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, to learn more …
Southeastern Storm Impacts to Soils and Waterways
Rain is in the forecast for much of the Southeast over the next few days. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at potential impacts from the storm system coming in from the Gulf Coast and how it could impact soils, pastures, and waterways important to agriculture.
Undersecretary Keys in on Specialty Crop Trade
While meeting with reporters at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention, USDA Undersecretary for Trade, Alexis Taylor, keyed in on trade missions that could be particularly beneficial to the nation’s specialty crop industries. Taylor said funding from the USDA will also help the industry with trade challenges. “In addition to some market development work, we’re doing a hundred …