…China could make up half of U.S. beef exports to Hong Kong, according to some experts. Still, beef demand is growing in China, along with demand for higher-quality beef cuts….
JBS Parent Company Paying Brazil to Settle Corruption Investigations
…were charged with falsifying medical records and certificates, tampering with food products, conspiracy, and corruption. Allegations also included selling spoiled meat and injecting water to sell poultry at higher prices….
U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord Shirks Science, Neglects Devastating Impacts to Food System, Family Farms, and Future Generations
…in this space, President Trump is allowing increasingly unpredictable and destructive weather to wreak havoc on family farm operations, future generations, and food prices and availability for years to come….
Ag Groups Seek Truck Weight Limits Increase
…higher limits on their portions of interstate highways. Under the pilot program, ten states could opt-in to allow 91,000-pound, six-axle, bridge formula-compliant trucks on federal interstate highways within their borders,…
May Dairy Market Report
…up inventories and putting some pressure on cheese prices. Still, exports of most products showed strong year-over-year growth during the first quarter of 2017. Federal order Class prices have dropped…
Rural America the New ‘Inner City’
…at an accelerating pace. The analysis says rural America now faces higher teen births and divorce rates than urban areas, and education and employment gaps have widened at a faster…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
A DTN article says signs are showing that the farm machinery industry is starting to stabilize after prices had been free falling for some time. “We are seeing signs that…
Experts Expect Down Farm Economy to Continue
…He noted the downturn began in 2013 during a sharp drop in commodity prices that has lingered. He says reduced profitability in agriculture has gradually intensified the level of financial…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…cuts, especially in the midst of a farm crisis that has family farmers and ranchers enduring a drastic, four-year slide in farm prices and a 50 percent drop in net…
$4.7 Million to Support University Agricultural Science Programs
…than 80 higher education institutions to help build the science and train the future agricultural science workforce.” NIFA’s NLGCA program offers competitive grants to help these institutions maintain and expand…
Perdue: U.S. Ag in Dire Straits
…got to sell our way out of this supply and demand situation that’s depressing prices right now,” Perdue said to committee members. Perdue announced plans to reorganize the USDA with…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
…more likely to be higher-quality cuts that bring in higher revenues for the hundreds of thousands of American families in the beef community.” Click here to read the full letter….
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…of 3.1 percent compared to 2015. Milk Prices During the first part of 2016, the milk price was depressed, as the overall supply of milk on a national and global…
Grilling Season Poised to Increase Meat Demand
…on food bought away from home decreased 4.8 percent. Meat industry publication Meatingplace says consumers expect beef, chicken and pork prices to drop in the next couple of weeks, compared…