Red meat exports from the United States gained momentum in May with shipments of both beef and pork increasing significantly. Data released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the…
Ireland Allowed to Ship Beef for Grinding to the U.S.
Ireland’s government announced last week that beef processors in the country can now also ship beef intended for grinding to the United States. Meatingplace reports improved access for Irish processors…
Foodkeeper App Improved
…it easier for Spanish and Portuguese speakers to use its storage recommendations for 400+ items covered by the tool, including various types of baby food, dairy products and eggs, meat,…
Global Food Prices Rise in June
…was led by a surge in the price of sugar and more moderate increases for cereals(grains), dairy and meat. The dairy index increased 7.8 percent compared to May, but compared…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…the Federal Meat Inspection Act which are inspected by the Food Safety Inspection Service. This means that muscle cuts, ground product, etc. will not be covered by this law. 3….
National Hot Dog Month
…for their favorite hot dogs, a copy of “Wurst of Lucky Peach: A Treasury of Encased Meat,” a National Hot Dog and Sausage Council t-shirt & bumper sticker. First runner…
Agri View: Direct Marketing
…Jill Burkharts’ 80-cow dairy in central Iowa left the farm in a bulk truck for processing and sale in the commodity markets. These days, however, the farm’s milk takes a…
Almond Forecast Up
…interval is from 1,890 million meat pounds to 2,210 million meat pounds. This means that the results of our sampling procedures will encompass the true mean 80 percent of the…
Brexit Could Bring Market, Policy Impacts for U.S. Grains
…to a lesser extent, the global economy, affecting demand for grain and the meat it produces. However, the largest and longest-term impacts of the Brexit on grains could come from…
July 4th Cookout Prices
…the cookout is up slightly (less than 1 percent), “Prices in the meat case are starting to look better from the consumers’ perspective,” said Veronica Nigh, an AFBF economist. “Retail…
July 4th Food Resources
…and storage, and safe preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Mobile Ask Karen has all the same features as Ask Karen from your desktop or laptop. You can get…
Pacific Region Cattle and Livestock Review
…and lambs averaged 146 pounds, and hogs averaged 241 pounds. In Hawaii, 700,000 pounds of red meat were produced in May 2016, and 100,000 pounds of red meat were produced…
July 4th Food Safety
…to Avoid Foodborne Bacteria on the Fourth of July by Food Safety Education Staff Check meat temperature while grilling No matter where you find yourself on the Fourth of July,…
Agri View: Pork Exports
…of 2016 For the first four months of 2016, U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports totaled $1.8 billion in value and 1.26 billion pounds in volume, down 9 percent…