…the next round of talks. Some of the more serious things will include the dairy trade dispute with Canada. Perdue expects both dairy and poultry to be topics of discussion…
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…Department of Environment for distribution to consumers. The lawmakers say the goal of the ordinance is to spark a marketplace shift to antibiotic-free meat and poultry, and say the use…
USPOULTRY Foundation Approves Funding for More Avian Influenza Research
…research was approved by the board of directors. USPOULTRY and its Foundation operate an extensive research program incorporating all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. Since the inception…
Record Crop Value in Sacramento County
…nursery stock made it back into the top five agricultural products among wine grapes, milk, pears, and poultry. While 2016 saw significantly more rainfall than years prior, commodities such as…
Higher Supplies Keeping Consumer Meat Prices Lower
…2018. Meanwhile, prices for poultry rose 0.2 percent from July to August and are one percent higher than last year. Despite high broiler production, many broilers have low weights, which…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…and poultry products (primarily milk and eggs), with 2016 sales of $2.2 billion; vegetables, $1.6 billion; fruits, tree nuts, and berries, $1.4 billion; livestock and poultry, $1.2 billion; and field…
China Poultry Safety Standard Similar to U.S.
…new rule, the $30 billion American poultry market will be open to the world’s second-largest poultry producer. However, the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention says the audit was…
Funding to Recruit and Educate a More Diverse Agricultural Workforce
…State University’s Poultry Science Department recruited five multi cultural scholars into their program. Three graduated within four years, while the remaining two will graduate next year with double majors. Over…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…the U.S. to export rice to that market for the first time ever. In addition, South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products, including…
Rabobank: Cattle Herd Expansion to Continue
…somewhere in 2020 to 2025, Rabobank expects increased supplies of both beef and poultry to cause negative price pressure, making it difficult for producers to justify retaining more replacement heifers….
Saudi Arabia Nearly Doubles U.S. Corn Imports In 2016/2017
…The Saudi dairy industry is one of the most modern in the world and the country’s large poultry industry processes fresh product for domestic use as well as sales to…
McDonald’s Announces Global Antibiotic Phase Out
…require its poultry suppliers to phase out drugs categorized under the highest priority category in the World Health Organization’s four categories by January of next year. Those antibiotics will disappear…
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products, including fresh eggs. Korea had…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Costing Jobs, Failing Americans
…businesses that have closed or moved because of incentives — intended or not — in the current agreement.” Although Americans send billions of dollars in corn, soybeans, and poultry across…