Many grain traders stay busy keeping an eye on various issues. Mark Oppold explains what some of those are. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Efforts Continue to Sell U.S. Peanuts Abroad
Efforts to sell U.S. peanuts abroad continue. Tyron Spearman has information about possible buyers coming to our country to learn more about the industry. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
U.S. Railway Strike Looming
Reports are saying a U.S. railway strike is imminent after the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen union voted last week against ratification of the National Tentative Agreement reached on September 15. Just over 60% of their voting members voted not to approve. The BRS negotiated this round of bargaining as a member of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) and later the United Rail …
August Pork Exports Trend Higher, Beef Exports Again Top $1 Billion
U.S. beef exports once again topped the $1 billion in value. Data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) show August was slightly above last August’s large volume, thus reaching this milestone in seven out of the eight months this year. August exports of U.S. pork topped year-ago totals for the first time in 2022. U.S. Meat …
Issues Concerning Moving Grain on the Mississippi
For those looking to ship grain this fall, Mark Oppold reports there are some issues concerning barges traveling down the Mississippi River due to low water levels. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USMEF Leadership Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Japan Office
Leaders of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) traveled to Tokyo last week to mark the 45th anniversary of the USMEF Japan office. They met with meat industry leaders, hosted a meat recipe session for Japanese cooking teachers and social media influencers, visited displays of U.S. meat in grocery stores and held an anniversary seminar for 200 of the country’s meat industry representatives. …
Florida Ag Commissioner Calls on USTR to Take Action Protecting Florida Farmers from Harm of Decades-long Unfair Foreign Trade Practices
(FDACS/Tallahassee, FL/Sept. 15, 2022) — Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried wrote to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai in support of the September 8th petition filed by members of Florida’s bipartisan delegation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 requesting the administration conduct an investigation into the flood of imported seasonal and perishable agricultural products from Mexico. Commissioner Fried shared with Ambassador Tai a recent report from the Florida Department of Agriculture …
Lawmakers Ask USTR To Protect Growers from Unfair Practices by Mexico
Lawmakers led by Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently asked U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to investigate the flood of surplus agricultural products from Mexico. The request, filed as a petition under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, says actions by Mexico over the last two decades have burdened and restricted U.S. commerce. The lawmakers say that for …
July Beef Exports Stay on $1 Billion per Month Pace
New data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) shows U.S. beef exports again topped $1 billion in July and posted the fifth-largest volume on record. The same report also shows pork exports, while still below last year’s pace, did continue to gain strength in Colombia and the Caribbean and …
Colombia’s Demand for U.S. Red Meat Continues to Expand
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reports that after a slow start to the year, U.S. pork exports to Colombia rebounded strongly in the second quarter and are now 10% ahead of last year’s record pace. Beef exports to Colombia are also soaring, up 55% in volume and 78% in value over 2021. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) representative Don Mason says pork …