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Canada: Product of U.S. Label a Solution Without a Problem
Canada: Product of U.S. Label a Solution Without a Problem
Canada: Product of U.S. Label a Solution Without a Problem
A recent proposal by USDA which involves meat product labelling immediately raised the spectre of COOL, Country-of-Origin labelling, for Canadian red meat sectors.  USDA proposed that ‘only’ meat products derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States should be allowed to carry a Made in the USA label.  Back in late 2...
Chicken leads U.S. Per Person Availability of Meat
Chicken leads U.S. Per Person Availability of Meat
Chicken leads U.S. Per Person Availability of Meat
The supply of chicken available to eat in the United States continues to outpace beef, according to new food availability data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service.  In 2021, 68.1 pounds of chicken per person were available for human consumption, on a boneless, edible basis, compared with 56.2 pounds of bee...
Halstrom: Despite Headwinds 2022 Was A Great Year For Beef
Halstrom: Despite Headwinds 2022 Was A Great Year For Beef
Halstrom: Despite Headwinds 2022 Was A Great Year For Beef
Year-end data from USDA shows that that U.S. beef exports reach new heights in 2022, including double digit growth in export value.  U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said volume in 2022 was up a few percentage points from 2021, establishing that new export value record of $11.7 billion...
USDA Adjusts December Meat Forecast
USDA Adjusts December Meat Forecast
USDA Adjusts December Meat Forecast
The USDA’s December forecast had some minor adjustments, when it comes to meat production.  World agricultural outlook board chair Mark Jekanowski said most of those changes were minor and impacted calendar year 2022.  Likewise, he noted, there were minor changes made to the meat price forecast.   "Didn't make any...
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
The first two years of the Biden Administration are almost in the books, but several key trade positions remained unfilled, which has frustrated many in the farming community.  On the USTR side, Doug McKalip has been put forth as the chief agricultural negotiator, and at this point, his confirmation requires a vote in D.C.  And t...
U.S. Grain Exports Hit Near-Record Total in 2021-2022
U.S. Grain Exports Hit Near-Record Total in 2021-2022
U.S. Grain Exports Hit Near-Record Total in 2021-2022
U.S. grains in all forms, better known as GIAF, exports for the 2021-2022 marketing year topped 122 million metric tons, the second-highest total on record, just behind 2020-2021's 129 million metric tons.  The U.S. Grains Council analyzed USDA data to find near-record exports of ethanol helped offset losses from corn, barley, and barley products.  Mexico ...
Ag Groups Argue Against Prop 12 in Supreme Court
Ag Groups Argue Against Prop 12 in Supreme Court
Ag Groups Argue Against Prop 12 in Supreme Court
Agriculture groups argued against California's Proposition 12 to the Supreme Court Tuesday.  The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council asked the high court to overturn a lower court ruling that threw out their lawsuit against the 2018 California ballot initiative banning pork, veal and eggs from animals not raised by California’s minimum space standards.   “Propo.
USMEF: Beef Exports Continue To Set Records
USMEF: Beef Exports Continue To Set Records
USMEF: Beef Exports Continue To Set Records
Red meat exports set volume and value records in the month of May.  Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said beef continues to put-up eye-popping numbers. “We exceeded $1 billion in value again, in the month of May to an all-time record high. Also reco...

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