The Gift of Protein: Pork Makes an Impact Across the Country214 Iowa veteran-based organizations are preparing to host Veterans Day celebrations with the support of Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation. Eligible veterans’ organizations, community groups and nonprofits recently received free pork loins and supplies for Veterans Day communi...
Virginia issues grants for new ham facilityVirginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently confirmed meat company Darden Hams would invest $1.2 million to build a new 7,200-square-foot plant on a 10-acre site in Isle of Wight County to meet growing demand. The office of the governor said the project would bring country ham production back to the ...
Unpacking the Beef: Report Clarifies Cattle Market Realities, Packer Challenges & Trade TensionsSince President Donald Trump’s comments last week, a lot has been discussed on social media and at the coffee shop about increasing beef imports from Argentina, beef retail prices, the cattle market and beef processing concentration. “It is complicated,” the Meat Institute posted on LinkedIn regard...
Triumph Foods argues for dismissal in ongoing pork price-fixing caseTriumph Foods is attempting to disassociate itself from the long-running In re Pork Antitrust Litigation. The lawsuit, overseen by US District Court of Minnesota Judge John R. Tunheim, alleges that major pork processors, including Triumph Foods, reduced hog production in order to manipulate pork pr...
Pork Producers Balance Herd Constraints with Productivity GainsDespite favorable margin conditions from tighter competing meat supplies and lower feed costs, pork producers remain cautious on herd expansion. To counterbalance limited herd growth, they’re prioritizing productivity enhancements, herd health and optimizing carcass weights, Rabobank analysts said i...
U.S. cattle industry braces for impact as Mexican imports loomThe owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says once the U.S. decides to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, the market will have a strong reaction. Jackie Moore operates Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri. “Probably the thought of it happening and when it happens, it’s proba...
Defendants seek stay in pork price-fixing lawsuitAgri Stats, Inc and three meat processors have requested a temporary halt in the multi-district pork price-fixing proceedings until the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit disposes of its petition for a writ of mandamus. According to the Department of Justice, mandamus is an extrao...
Record beef prices take a bite out of restaurantsSoaring beef prices are hitting restaurant companies at the wrong time. The price of beef has hit record levels this summer, hurting operator profitability just as much of the industry is pushing discounts as heavily as they ever have. On Thursday, for instance, Burger King owner Restaurant Brands...
Biotics in Bovines: Probiotic Applications for Beef CattleIn beef production systems, every gain in efficiency matters whether that’s stabilizing feed intake, supporting growth through stress events or improving animal health. Probiotics might be a way to facilitate this efficiency through fine-tuned rumen and gut health. This is the fourth installment of...
Missouri ranchers worry beef imports will be bad for consumersAugust Horstmann, a first-generation rancher who operates on more than 1,000 acres in central Missouri, said the beef market is like any other industry in America: at the hands of supply and demand. “U.S. beef cattle herd inventories are low,” said Horstmann, who said he wanted to be a rancher sin...
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