USDA Network Protects Livestock

Dan Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, This Land of Ours, USDA-APHIS

How the agriculture department works to keep animals healthy. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA has a multi-layered approach to protecting our livestock industry from high-consequence foreign animal diseases. Dr. Julie Wallin with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), says that’s the key role the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). “That’s a network of …

Updated USDA Milk and Meat Production Forecasts

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Commodities, Dairy, Economy, Livestock, Marketing, Pork, Poultry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the August numbers for milk and meat production along with new price forecasts. Rod Bain runs through the latest numbers. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses some of the adjustments to livestock price projections made by USDA this month. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …

Excellent First Half for U.S. Pork Exports; Beef Exports below Record Pace

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Exports/Imports, Marketing, Pork, Sheep-Goats, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. pork exports concluded an excellent first half of 2023 with another strong performance in June. As for beef exports, while well below the record pace established in 2022, June exports topped $900 million in value, pushing first-half export value to …

U.S. Suppliers Meet with Latin American Red Meat Buyers

Dan Beef, Exports/Imports, Marketing, Pork, Sheep-Goats, Trade, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

Red meat buyers from Central and South America and the Caribbean recently met with U.S. suppliers in Cartagena, Colombia, during the 11th edition of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Latin American Product Showcase. With 70 U.S. exporting companies exhibiting at the showcase, 220 importers had the opportunity to meet U.S. suppliers and arrange purchases of a wide range of U.S. red …

Smithfield Foods Closing 35 Missouri Hog Farms

Dan Economy, Pork

We told you earlier this week that Tyson Foods had announced the planned closure of four of their chicken processing facilities in the U.S. Now, Smithfield Foods has announced they will close 35 hog farm operations in Missouri. According to a state-required workforce adjustment notification, 92 employees would be affected by the closures slated for this month. Murphy Brown LLC, …

Large Pork Producers Don’t Favor Overturning Prop 12

Dan Agri-Business, Legislative, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Pork, Regulation

Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would overturn California’s Prop 12. Reuters says some of the country’s biggest pork producers who’ve already spent money to comply with the California requirements don’t favor throwing out Prop 12. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would curb states’ ability to regulate agricultural products sold within their borders. The bill was introduced …

Pork Producers Sue Massachusetts over Animal Housing Law

Dan Legislative, Pork, Regulation

Triumph Foods and a group of Midwest pork producers are suing the state of Massachusetts over its Question 3 law and others that set minimum housing requirements for livestock. The plaintiffs are challenging the constitutionality of the Q3 law and seeking immediate relief from the law before it takes effect on August 24. They also want enforcement stayed until the …

American Pure Pork Campaign Expands into Mexico’s Foodservice Sector

Dan Pork, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

For the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), a primary market development objective in Mexico is to strengthen U.S. pork identification in the retail and foodservice sectors. John Herath has more details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024