China Feed Output Surges Beyond Meat Growth
LUBBOCK, TX – China’s animal feed production grew far faster than its meat and egg […]
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Cuba Buys U.S. Food, Courts Add Uncertainty Now
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. ag and food shipments to Cuba grew in 2025, even as […]
Tyson Signals Diverging Protein Outlook For 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – Tyson Foods reported mixed first-quarter results for fiscal 2026, with strong demand […]
Storage Stocks Shift Across Meat and Dairy Categories
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest Cold Storage report showed mixed inventory signals to close 2025, […]
December Beef Pork Production Higher Despite Annual Declines
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. red meat production finished 2025 on a stronger monthly note, led […]
USDA Sees Livestock Output Firming Despite Price Pressures
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. livestock production is expected to remain resilient in 2026, with stronger […]
USDA Lowers Cattle Prices As Beef Output Rises
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest WASDE projects higher 2025 beef production and lower cattle prices […]
Southeast Asia Trade Deals Expand U.S. Farm Access
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two new trade pacts with Malaysia and Cambodia are poised to boost […]
Trade Flurry Reshapes Ag: China Buys, Canada Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC – A fast-moving series of trade signals from the White House and key […]
Weekly Export Sales Show Gains In Corn, Beef
U.S. export sales were mixed for the week ending September 11, according to USDA. Corn […]
USDA Trims Beef Outlook, Raises Pork Production Forecast
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s September WASDE report adjusted 2025 livestock projections, signaling shifts in beef […]
USDA Projects Tight Cattle Supplies And Higher Prices
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA’s August Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook highlights a tightening U.S. cattle […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Maria Zieba
Today’s guest is Maria Zieba. She is the Vice President of Government Affairs for the […]
June Red Meat Production Slips One Percent Year-Over-Year
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. commercial red meat production in June totaled 4.22 billion pounds, down […]
USDA Lowers 2025 Beef Outlook, Raises Imports
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA’s July Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook adjusts multiple forecasts across livestock […]
USDA Adjusts Forecasts in Livestock, Dairy Outlook
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA has revised its livestock and dairy outlooks for 2025 and 2026. […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Lori Stevermer
Today’s guest is Lori Stevermer. She is a pork producer from Minnesota and immediate past […]
Pork Exports Rebound in October, Still Trailing 2021
DENVER, CO – U.S. pork producers are enjoying one of the largest export increases in […]
Mexican President Announces Efforts to Reduce Food Inflation
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Last Wednesday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced steps to […]
February Pork Exports Fall on Declining Chinese Appetite
DENVER, CO – While U.S. beef exports have been red-hot on the grill this year, […]
New USDA Rule Allows for Increased Line Speeds
USDA recently rolled out a proposal to let certain plants run at higher line speeds and explicitly allows nine plants that adopted the 2019 NSIS plan may now apply for a one-year trial program using increased line speeds.
Pork Processing Line Speeds May Resume Under Proposal
The National Pork Producers Council is reporting that USDA may allow harvesting line speeds at pork packing plants to increase, under a proposal being considered by the White House.
Technicality Takes Down Two-Decade Old Pork Processing Practice
For decades five large pork-producing plants have been running at faster line speeds without any data suggesting negative impacts on worker safety.
Pork Struggling to Catch Export Waves Like 2020
February pork exports fell 12 percent from a year ago, and at a value of $629 million, down 13 percent from 2020.
Philippine Government Offers Huge Opportunity for Pork Producers
To combat rising pork prices and stabilize supplies, the Philippine government has announced a plan to provide more market access for pork imports.
U.S. Pork Exports Shatter Value and Volume Records
Though many will want to forget 2020, U.S. pork producers may not be in that same camp.
China Looks to Rebound, Increasing Demand for Meat
Driven by higher estimates for pork, total meat import forecasts for China in both 2020 and 2021 have been revised higher.
Despite Robust Exports, U.S. Pork Industry Faces Challenges
U.S. pork exports to China have skyrocketed this year as African Swine Fever (ASF) eroded two-thirds of China’s hog herd and drove its hog prices to record highs.
U.S. Pork Exports on Break-Neck Pace in 2020
Chinese demand for U.S. pork is leading to a record pace for exports, according to data released recently by USDA.
CME Group’s New Pork Contracts Launching in November
Last week, the CME Group announced the launch of a new cash-settled pork cutout contract intended to complement existing lean hog contracts.
U.S Pork Exports on Pace to Shatter Record
July exports of U.S. pork, which are on a record pace in 2020, were down from a year ago but increased compared to June according to statistics released by USDA.
Beef and Pork Producers Continue Dominance Over Alternatives
With more alternative meat products available to consumers, will traditional meat producers lose market share?
Despite Supply Chain Disruptions, Pork Production Climbing Back
Before April, few could imagine a supply chain shock where U.S. pork production could fall by nearly half yet climb back to above prior-year levels two months later.
U.S. Pork Industry Losing $1.5 Billion to Trade Disputes
(WASHINGTON, DC) The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is calling for an end to a […]