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A month-over-month drop in prices received by crop producers led to an overall decline in the latest USDA agricultural prices report.  The overall index was down 2.7% in October while the crop price index was reduced by 4% from the previous month.   ...

The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers recently released an updated economic impact study.  The study highlights the poultry industry's positive impact on jobs, wages, and federal and state revenue in the United States.  Th...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis.  The food index increased 0.8% in September, the same increase as August.  The food at home index rose 0.7% in September as ...

The Consumer Price Index increased 0.1% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis after being unchanged in July.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest contributors to the broad-based monthly all items increase.  The foo...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced it will declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.  By declaring Salmonella an adulterant in these products, FSIS will be able to ensure highly contaminated products that could make people sick aren’t sold to consumers. Since 1988, ...

The meat and poultry processing industry is a unique business with its own language; its own set of risks. Many bankers and other lenders may not be familiar enough with that business to want to loan money for meat and poultry processing projects ...

So far during this current outbreak of avian influenza, the nation's broiler flocks had been affected far less than during the last big outbreak in 2015. "But that story's a little bit different if you focus on turkeys," noted USDA  Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski. Wh ...

Projected US Ag trade continues to reach record numbers. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer said the 2nd quarter trade forecast indicates: "The current year we're in now: exports estimated at a record $191 billion." Up by $7.5 billion from February's estimate, fueled by across-the-board rises in exported commodities ...

Earlier this year, Agriculture Secretary Tom Villsack told a Capitol Hill hearing on competition in the meat processing industry: " We're gonna come up with a very creative way to significantly expand processing capacity in this country ...

Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association condemned the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022, approved by the House Agriculture Committee. The special investigator bill would create a new position in the Department of Agriculture with prosecutorial and subpoena power. ...