5 Livestock Diseases That Could Impact U.S. Food Security and Economic StabilityProduction animal disease outbreaks are not only animal health events but threats to economic stability and food security. A new report from The Farm Journal Foundation, The Mean Sixteen: Biosecurity Threats Facing U.S. Agriculture, estimates the collective annual costs to U.S. agriculture due to ou...
FSIS Releases Updated Guidelines for Verification of U.S.-Origin Label ClaimsUSDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a directive for inspection program personnel (IPP) Dec. 10 that provides instructions for label verification of voluntary U.S.-origin claims. As of Jan. 1, 2026, establishments that use a U.S.-origin claim on FSIS-regulated products will need ...
Cattle futures higher watching direct business developAt the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, watching direct trade develop at sharply higher prices. February live cattle closed $2.42 higher at $230.95 and April live cattle closed $2.30 higher at $230.67. January feeder cattle closed $5.02 higher at $343.40 and March feede...
Soybeans Hold Support With Export Sales, Corn Also Firm: Cattle Soar Chasing CashSoybean futures traded two-sided but managed to hold key chart support for a second day and ended slightly higher. Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says the $10.80 level has been strong support and he thinks it held with the help of more daily export sales. USDA announced private exporters had ...
USDA Lowers Cattle Prices as Beef Output RisesThe latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) for December from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects higher 2025 beef production and lower cattle prices as slaughter runs above expectations and carcass weights trend heavier. Beef imports for 2025 are expected to be ...
How the first ASF case in Spain could impact global tradeAfter African swine fever (ASF) was discovered in Spain last month for the first time since 1994, trade relations are shifting, explained the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Spain is the European Union’s largest pork producer and the number two global pork exporter, trailing only the United Stat...
USDA earmarks $12 billion in aid to US producersThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced $12 billion in government funds will be made available to American farmers to ease the burden of “temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs.” Agriculture and farm advocacy groups praised the announcement. The funds,...
Tyson plant closure to ease cattle price surge by 2026Cattle prices won’t rise as much as previously expected in 2026, as the closure of a Tyson Foods Inc. plant is seen loosening competition for scarce U.S. supplies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday lowered its estimates for cattle prices through 2026, citing reduced slaughter plant capa...
Midday cash livestock marketsDirect cash cattle trade activity is still relatively quiet. The lone bid to have surfaced is in Nebraska at $222. But those are being passed. Asking prices still haven’t been established. Look for the bulk of the week’s business to hold out until sometime Thursday or Friday. At the Ozarks Reg...
Hormel Foods turns to pricing, supply chain revamp to battle meat inflationHormel leaned on its multiyear Transform and Modernization initiative to offset some margin pressure in fiscal 2025, which ended Oct. 26, according to Kuehneman. The global branded food company launched the project at the end of fiscal 2023, focusing in part on transforming the supply chain and mini...
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