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Are you planning a big 4th of July cookout?  Well, according to the USDA's Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam you won't have to worry about finding your favorite meat items at the supermarket.  "We have seen production increase around the very low low levels we saw at the beginning of May." Shaga ...

Officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports it intercepted 19,500 pounds of prohibited pork, chicken, beef and duck products arriving from China. The products were intercepted at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to investigators, most of the animal products were mixed in boxes of headphones, door locks, kitchenware, LCD tablets, trash bags, swim fins, cell ph

Things in the beef, pork, and broiler sectors may look bleak at the moment, however, as USDA Outlook Chairman, Mark Jekanowski put it, "Many of these supply chain challenges are going to be resolved in the weeks and months ahead. However, the USDA Outlook Chairman added ...

On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order keeping meatpacking plants open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The President used the Defense Production Act to order companies to stay open as critical infrastructure, as meatpacking plants over the past couple of weeks closed with spikes in coronavirus cases among employees ...

According to the USDA, while small, beef cattle price declined in early February, but a very sharp decline year-over-year. "Last week, the average five-area steer price, that we track as our benchmark, was $109 per hundred-weight, which was down from about $127 a year ago," said USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam ...

The spread of coronavirus is causing a glut of protein in U.S. cold-storage facilities. The Wall Street Journal said the protein backup includes pork, chicken, and beef intended for export to overseas markets that have been hit by the outbreak ...

According to Bloomberg, there are thousands of containers of frozen pork, chicken, and beef, all sitting in major Chinese ports because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.  Transportation disruptions and labor shortages are reportedly slowing operations down drastically.  Pe...

In a bid to land a limited trade pact with the U.S., Reuters says India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets. The offer comes as India readies for President Trump’s first official visit to the country at the end of this month. No c...

By a 12-2 vote Wednesday, the Washington House Ag Committee voted to approve HB 2696 to the floor for a full vote.  According to legislation author Tom Dent, the bill addresses meat and poultry misbranding.  Dent said he’s not opposed to alternative proteins in the marketplace, but he wants consumers to know what they are purchasing.   “If it...

America’s largest purchaser of beef, McDonald’s, released a policy late last year to reduce antibiotics use among its suppliers – with plans to set reduction targets next year.  But, what does this mean for ranchers that have a working relationship for with the golden arches?   Company offic...