It’s finally come. China made its largest purchase of U.S. pork in nearly two years last week, according to USDA data released Thursday, reports Reuters. Chinese hog prices continue to climb as the country deals with an ongoing outbreak of…
A court-appointed investigator reports a South Dakota man involved in a foreclosure case sold the same cattle to as many as four different parties, leaving 27,800 cattle unaccounted for. The multi-million dollar case began unfolding last month when First Dakota…
A China minister says working-level trade discussions continue with U.S. counterparts. The Chinese Commerce Minister says the talks so far have been "difficult", but he also said there had been a breakthrough in some areas and called on both sides…
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., recalled 13,224 pounds of ready-to-eat deli ham products that may be contaminated with plastic, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday. This is on the heels of a Bellisio Foods…
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Jan. 1, 2019. The inventory was 2% above Jan. 1, 2018, USDA reported…
During its 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum officials announced their planting expectations for this year. USDA predicts U.S. corn plantings for this year will be 92 million acres. That's up 3.3% from a year ago. Soybeans are forecast to fall to…
The first confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected on three farms in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday. All pigs were culled at these farms located in Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces, southeast of the capital…
As per capita animal protein consumption in the U.S. soars to all-time highs in 2019, the U.S. animal protein sectors will need to increase their focus on international markets for growth. Export growth will be key for U.S. beef, pork…
Due to the recent lapse in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has not published a weekly export sales report since December 20, 2018. FAS has resumed daily reporting of export sales and will implement…
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) on Tuesday called for Congress to end the government shutdown and provide the funding President Donald Trump is demanding for a border wall. “So I’m in the room with the other leadership, and…