Latin America

A new report from the Farm Journal Foundation finds that increased U.S. investments in agricultural development and innovation are needed to make global food systems more resilient.  While climate change impacts agriculture worldwide, its effects are "substantially more severe" in warm regions, including Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  The rep...

The first ever ministerial meeting under the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate, took place recently in Dubai. "We now have another 55 partners, for a total of 145 partners," said USDA head Tom Vilsack. "We added a new sprint initiative, as a result of the ministerial meeting ...

More than 130 red meat buyers from 21 countries across Central and South America and the Caribbean recently gathered at the U.S. Meat Export Federation Latin American Product Showcase. The event was held annually from 2011-2019 before the COVID pandemic forced a postponement in 2020 ...

A Burley, ID based dairy processor has undergone a major expansion that cooperative officials say nearly doubles output. According to High Desert Milk, this improvement will allow them to increase annual butter output from 45 million pounds to 85 million pounds and add a new, high-demand milk-powder product called MPC-70 to its lineup.  MPC-70 ...

Trimble will match donations up to $100,000 to support global poverty-fighting non-profit organization CARE and their She Feeds the World program this month. Aiming to improve access to food and nutrition for 50 million women and youth, small-scale producers and their families, She Feeds the World supports programs and projects in more than 76 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America ... Read

Lawmakers should consider putting taxes on livestock production and meat consumption to reduce the risk of future deadly pandemics. That is the conclusion of a group of international experts called the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which has more than 130 member states ...

To no one’s surprise, U.S. beef and pork exports trended lower in May, due in part to interruptions in slaughter and processing. According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports dropped well below year-over-year levels and recorded the lowest monthly volume in ten years. May ...

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service was busy looking for new trade opportunities in 2019.  Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney said the agency fought throughout the year to unlock new export opportunities for U.S. agricul...