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USDA has released the long-awaited beef market report. Now what?

07/29/20 7:36 AM By Spencer Chase

Last week’s report from the Department of Agriculture offered a laundry list of reasons for why beef markets behaved the way they did after two cataclysmic events hit the sector in as many years. But the 21-page document also contained something else: a legislative and regulatory to-do list for an industry well-known for infighting and disagreement.

May sales growth of plant-based meats declined just as availability of beef and pork dropped

07/29/20 7:05 AM By Noah Wicks

A report published last Friday from data analytics company IRI found that the growth of plant-based meat alternatives dropped from 79% at the end of April to 57% at the end of May, just as availability of beef and pork also dropped due to meatpacking shutdowns and slowdowns.

USDA recommends beef market changes, but leaves unanswered questions about probe

07/22/20 4:28 PM By Spencer Chase

The Agriculture Department makes a series of recommendations to Congress for addressing price volatility in cattle markets, but the industry was left in the dark about the results of an investigation into alleged price manipulation by beef processors.

Stakes are high for ag as Senate crafts pandemic relief bill

07/15/20 7:50 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

Farm groups and their Senate allies are making their final pitches to Capitol Hill for billions in additional aid as lawmakers look to pass what is expected to be the last major coronavirus relief package this year.

Higher Chinese feed demand boosts US corn and soybean exports

07/15/20 7:45 AM By Bill Tomson

China’s livestock sector is booming even as the country recovers from African swine fever, and the country’s demand for feed is fueling optimism for U.S. corn and soybean exports in the 2020-21 marketing year, which begins Sept. 1.

Ag interests ‘disappointed’ by Burger King methane campaign

07/15/20 7:25 AM By Spencer Chase

Fast food giant Burger King launched a new social media campaign Tuesday to announce its plans to reduce methane emissions from cattle used to produce beef for their Whoppers, an effort that left many in production agriculture disappointed.

USDA shuffles seats on beef checkoff board

07/15/20 7:05 AM By Noah Wicks

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will be adding two new domestic cattle producer members to the Beef Promotion and Research Board and reapportioning representation to reflect shifts in cattle inventory levels.

Daybreak July 7: Dairy farms among major PPP loan recipients

07/07/20 10:13 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

The Trump administration has released data on the businesses, including farms, that received forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program created by Congress in an effort to keep people employed during the COVID-19 crisis.

Is e-commerce the key to breaking state inspection logjam?

07/01/20 7:35 AM By Spencer Chase

A new bill introduced Tuesday would allow for meat processed at certain state-inspected facilities and sold via e-commerce to be shipped across state lines.

US rebukes China’s COVID-19 concerns over imported food

06/24/20 8:05 PM By Bill Tomson

China is reaching out to processors of meat, seafood and other food around the globe, asking them to provide proof of “mitigation efforts” to keep facilities free of COVID-19, industry and government sources tell Agri-Pulse.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Greg Tyler, President & CEO, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Greg Tyler, President and CEO of the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council. Tyler spoke with us while he was visiting Asian customers and dealing firsthand with issues like avian influenza, potential tariffs from the coming Trump administration, as well as a weak global economy and a strong U.S. dollar. Tyler says new trade negotiations and trade enforcement will be critical to grow market access in the presence of HPAI.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading USDA at the change of administration Monday.

In an exit interview, he discussed the potential fate of climate and equity programs under the incoming administration and how his vision for USDA has changed since he first took office in 2009. He also discussed his ongoing concerns for the agriculture industry.

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