…percent of acres typically devoted to production for pie filling or other processing uses. Nationally, decreased pumpkin production drove down totals for per capita utilization which declined to 3.1 lbs….
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…(PSA) related to meat packers using “unfair, unjustly discriminatory or deceptive practices” and giving “undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages” to producers. While NPPC has yet to see the language…
Dairy Farmers Dumping Excess Milk
…transfer the raw product for alternative use at current market prices, which have plummeted 36 percent since record prices in 2014. Dairy and meat producers started expanding operations two years…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…successfully reached benchmarks growers were seeking—to get at least 85 percent fruit removal with little to no damage to the fruit or the tree, and without any impact on processing…
Largest Hog Processor to Reopen Thursday
The plant’s electric supplier said Smithfield Foods Inc. hopes to reopen its Tar Heel, North Carolina facility on Thursday. The plant is the largest hog processing facility in the world….
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…to higher world import demand. Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy: The forecast for total red meat and poultry production for 2016 is reduced from last month as slightly higher beef and…
TTIP Deal Faces Uncertain Future
…is unwilling to remove tariffs on beef, poultry and pork. The EU has indicated it would allow some market access for “sensitive” products, including meat if the United States agrees…
Safe Food During Power Outage
…case of a prolonged power outage. Group foods together in the freezer; they will help keep each other cold. Freeze any perishable foods such as milk, meats, and leftovers so…
August Beef, Pork Exports Strong
August was a strong month for U.S. red meat exports as beef export volume was the largest in nearly two years and both beef and pork exports posted the highest…
Food Price Index Up in September
…Asia, underpinned pigmeat and poultry meat prices, while reduced international supplies reinforced those of ovine meat. Meanwhile, a recovery in bovine meat production in the United States has reduced the…
States Recruiting California Dairies Again
…that there is only a certain amount of margin available.” Goehring said it’s important to keep stable numbers so process facilities stay open. “Supporting our processing facilities, we don’t want…
Thaw Food with Water
…But if you’re planning to grill, don’t use the microwave to thaw meat because, though it will thaw quickly, it can be hard on meat, making it a little tougher…
Hog Outlook Turns Sour
…predictions are correct, packers should have enough capacity. Two new processing operations are scheduled to open in Iowa and Michigan in 2017, increasing slaughter capacity by another six percent. The…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…retaining its soybean processing plants in Barcelona, Spain, and Liverpool, U.K, as well as other oilseed processing and refining facilities in Europe. Improved earnings in starches and sweeteners, and edible…