The Biden administration’s November rule to approve Paraguayan fresh beef imports has created concerns with U.S. cattle producers, the Senate and soon, the House of Representatives. U.S. BEEF: “Eighty-five percent of the beef that’s consumed in the United States is U.S. beef. That creates a responsibility to make sure...
Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on beef, pork, dairy and poultry news from around the world China’s hog herd still too big despite reductions China’s hog herd will remain in surplus this year, despite new government targets to tame oversupply. Earlier this month, Beijing adjusted the national target for...
The price of beef is up, the result of Americans’ urge to consume hamburgers, steaks and hot dogs, among other food items, and a reduction in U.S. supply. And prices could keep rising. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported earlier this month that cattle prices have become higher because...
U.S. Beef Exports Show Strengths By , Senior Livestock EditorU.S. beef exports continue to be strong even though they are down from record highs in 2022. (U.S. Meat Export Federation) U.S. beef exports in 2023 remained strong, even though they don’t match the best-ever levels of 2022. “Beef exports have...
Exports of U.S. beef and pork play a crucial role in the economics of corn and soybean production, according to a new report. The independent study, conducted by Dave Juday of The Juday Group and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, found pork and beef exports add 14.6%...
Foreign sales of Argentina’s famed steaks and other cuts of beef soared last month to reach their highest level in more than five decades, according to official data published on Tuesday, in a rare bright spot for the South American country’s ailing economy, reported Reuters. The data showed that beef...
Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine – with restrictions – after some states complained the original agreement risked destabilising the bloc’s agricultural markets, reported Reuters. The agreement now goes to the European Parliament, where diplomats expect a push...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state veterinary and public health officials, are investigating an illness among primarily older dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico that is causing decreased lactation, low...
Drought in western Canada is stretching into its fourth year, and it could put wheat, beef and crude production at risk. For February, every province in the nation was suffering from some level of drought. Alberta producers were facing anywhere from abnormal dryness to exceptional drought. Precipitation was actually above normal for the prairie region, except for northwestern...
Why would a farm convert to become California Proposition 12 compliant? It’s a fair question that Phillip Hord, president of Hord Family Farms in Bucyrus, Ohio, continues to ask himself. They recently finished the construction of a new farm that will be Proposition 12 compliant and are in the...