USDA adding more funding to AFTPP programThe Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) from the US Department of Agriculture announced it would have additional support with updates to its America First Trade Promotion Program (AFTPP), which aims to expand export markets for US agricultural products. The agency explained it would have an addition...
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down in April, Meeting Trade Expectations as March Placements Hit Multi-Year LowsFeedlot inventories and flows came in very close to trade expectations, reinforcing a steady but tight cattle supply picture. USDA reports 11.6 million head on feed as of April 1, essentially in line with the average trade estimate of 11.58 million head and down 1 percent from a year ago. Placement...
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden Says High-Level Washington Meeting Puts Fertilizer Industry on the SpotThe fertilizer market has been a growing point of tension in agriculture for years, but USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden says recent meetings in Washington marked a more direct and wide-ranging confrontation between federal officials and the companies that dominate input supply. Those discussions...
Tight cattle supplies could continue to support pricesThe tight supplies of market-ready cattle show little sign of easing and that could keep prices elevated. The USDA says the total number of cattle on feed in the U.S. at the start of April was 11.576 million head, 1% lower than last year. The steer and steer calf inventory was down slightly from a ...
California Proposition 12 continues to pressure pork prices, NPPC saysOver 100 pork producers from across 23 US states convened on Capitol Hill recently to advocate against California’s Proposition 12, citing new retail and US Department of Agriculture data. “We’re all singing from the same songbook — real pork producers of all sizes,” said Rob Brenneman, president o...
USMEF symposium shows why Mexico matters to cattle, corn and the bottom lineAmid ongoing trade and geopolitical tensions, U.S. farmers and ranchers say strong relationships with neighboring countries remain essential to the future of American agriculture. That message is front and center this week as the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) hosts its Red Meat Symposium in M...
How To Kill Salmonella Bacteria and Prevent Food Poisoning, According to Food ScientistsSalmonella is the reason you shouldn’t eat egg salad left out too long at a picnic, eat undercooked eggs, or buy precut cantaloupe. It hides in plain sight on food that most of us eat every day. “Raw or undercooked poultry, eggs, and meat are the most common sources,” says Zachary Cartwright, princ...
Prop 12 Impact: Pork Prices Surge 20% as Producers Push for Farm Bill SolutionTwo years after full implementation, California’s Proposition 12 continues to drive pork prices higher, according to new research from the North Dakota State University Agricultural Risk Policy Center. The study reveals that prices for covered pork products have increased by an average of 20% compa...
EMEAT: Five Years of Innovation in Meat AnalyticsWhen I launched EMEAT in April 2021, I built the foundation on three core promises: Ease of Use Affordability for All No Long-Term Commitments Fast forward to 2026, and those pillars haven't budged. Today, with over 4,000 users navigating the complexities of the U.S. meat industry t...
Could more cattle cause record beef prices to drop? Ranchers say it’s not that simpleThe average price of all uncooked ground beef in the U.S. was $6.86 per pound in March.
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