USMEF: Strong US pork exports, beef variety meats in JanuaryUS pork exports improved year-over-year in volume and value in January, making for a solid start to the new year, according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). However, due to the ongoing lockout in China, US beef exports fell b...
R-CALF, other groups ask court to stop USDA EID ruleThe New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), with the support of R-CALF USA, recently asked a federal court to vacate a rule by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that requires electronic identification (EID) eartags for cattle and bison transported across state lines. The case, R-CALF USA, et al....
Red meat exports mixed to start 2026U.S. red meat exports were mixed in January, with pork exports trending higher year-over-year and beef trending lower according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports were led by another outstanding performance from the leading market, Mexico. ...
Cattle market seeing increased success amid other agricultural challenges in the stateIt’s been a volatile year for the agriculture industry in North Dakota, as well as throughout the rest of the country, but those challenges haven’t hit all ag sectors equally. Cattle producers are seeing an increasingly positive market compared to last year. Chris Plummer, owner of Lake Region Liv...
U.S. Pork Exports Strengthen Global Market Outlook While Beef Variety Meat Values Hold SteadyU.S. pork exports opened 2026 with steady gains, reinforcing livestock demand and supporting overall protein trade flows across key global markets. January pork shipments reached 250,861 metric tons — up 3% year over year — while value climbed 4 percent to $692.1 million, according to USDA data comp...
Diet shifts, competitive pricing boost pork demandThe vice president of the National Pork Board says he’s optimistic about consumer demand in 2026. Chad Groves, a producer from Kansas, says shifts in diet trends last year could continue to have an impact. “You have the introduction of GLP-1 drugs. Doctors have put a significant focus on protein an...
Iran conflict threatens stability of agriculture supply chainThe threat to a key choke point in global shipping from the conflict in the Middle East has pulled energy and soybean oil prices higher and has the potential to affect price movements in other commodities. The United States, in an alliance with Israel, attacked targets in Iran on Feb. 28. In resp...
In-Depth: A Sleeping Giant — Argentina’s Meat Industry UnshackledAmerican shoppers complaining about high beef prices prompted the usually protectionist Trump administration to drop its own tariffs on beef and encourage more imports from Argentina. But when Argentines — who are among the world leaders in beef consumption — have suffered under skyrocketing prices...
JBS Greeley workers plan to strike starting March 16Workers at the JBS-owned beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado, announced this week they plan to go on strike starting Monday, March 16. This comes after eight months of negotiations between JBS management and members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, which is the union representin...
Pork Exports Open 2026 on High NoteU.S. pork exports trended higher year-over-year in January, led by another outstanding performance from leading market Mexico, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). January pork exports totaled 250,861 metric tons (mt), up 3% from a year ago, whi...
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