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Supporters say the Cattle Market Transparency Act introduced this week seeks to restore transparency and accountability in the cattle market. Senator Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican, introduced the bill. Fischer said, “The past few years have been very difficult for producers.” Fi ...

According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, April was a solid month for both beef and pork exports. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said numbers were fairly resilient given supply chain disruptions as well as the ongoing pandemic. He noted beef exports slipped a bit in April ...

Finding beef products has become challenging in many portions of the country during this COVID-19 pandemic. R-CALF USA has launched a new Website that connects consumers with their neighboring cattle farmers and ranchers. Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, said they were alarmed to find that the beef industry has been been telling cattle producers that they are over producing, and yet turning aroun

Exporting red meat to Canada will become a bit easier, thanks to simpler regulations and paperwork. It’s all thanks to a joint effort between the USDA’s FSIS and the department’s counterpart in Canada. Cheyenne McEndaffer, U.S. Meat Export Fe ...

While the U.S. is in the middle of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be some good news to report on the coronavirus front. Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, said consumption of red meat, specifically beef is starting to rebound of weeks of declines ...

Numbers from the USDA show that beef exports were very strong in January. And according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, grown in Taiwan was the main reason for the jump. Exports to Taiwan last month reached $43.5 million. USMEF senior vice president Joel Haggard said over the last three decades, the market has evolved into a very high quality market ...

It looks like meat demand will remain strong in the coming year. The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research, along with the North American Meat Institute Foundation, combined to produce their 15th-annual in-depth study of meat and poultry from the consumer’s perspective. ...

It’s not just the state of Washington that looking this session to identify what meat is and is not.   Twelve Republican senators are sponsoring a bill in the Maryland General Assembly that focuses on meat products that are made from plants or insects or contain lab-grown animal tissue.  The bill...

The fear of the coronavirus is having a massive impact on China’s overall economy.  But is it impacting those that demand on that massive market?  Joel Haggard with the US. Meat Export Federation says imported goods continue to enter China, and the government is working to ensure smooth movement.  It remains un...

As a consumer have you ever heard a restaurant or supermarket promoting a beef product as originating from a sustainable source?  While Townsend Bailey of the McDonald's Corporation acknowledges more consumers desire to know where their food comes from; when it comes to defining sustainability, “sustainability is going to be different things and different steps in the value chain.”   ...