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WASHINGTON, DC – The USDA says red meat and beef production for November were record large. Commercial red meat productionfor the United States totaled 4.80 billion pounds in November, up 2 percent from the 4.69 billion pounds produced in November 2020. Beef production, at 2.38 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October was another strong month for U.S. red meat exports as beef export value continued to soar, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). October pork exports were below last year’s large total but year-to-date shipments remained slightly above the record pace of 2020. […]
DENVER CO – U.S. red meat exports closed the first half of the year on a strong note, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Although volume and value eased from the enormous totals posted in April and May, export value was still the highest on record […]
WASHINGTON, DC – WHEAT: The outlook for 2021/22 U.S. wheat this month is for reduced supplies, lower domestic use and exports, and decreased ending stocks. Supplies are lowered on reduced wheat production and beginning stocks. All wheat production is lowered 152 million bushels to 1,746 million. The all wheat yield is 45.8 bushels per acre, […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Pipestone Systems, which began their Wholestone Farms project after acquiring the Hormel Foods processing facility in Fremont, NE, has announced plans to build a $500 million pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. Luke Minion with Pipestone Systems says they hope to open their new processing plant sometime in 2025. The relatively […]
GUYMON, OK – One of the largest U.S. pork processors in the United States wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive Oklahoma pork plant, according to court documents. Seaboard, the second-biggest U.S. pig producer/processor after Smithfield Foods, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty states, including Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a petition filed by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) that challenges the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12. NAMI is the oldest and largest trade association representing U.S. packers and […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JBS SA will pay $20 million to resolve consumer antitrust claims over its alleged role in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of pork through coordinated public statements and secret data exchanges, according to a federal court filing in Minneapolis. JBS USA has agreed to pay $20 million to consumers to […]
HURON, SD – Farmers Union Enterprises teamed up with South Dakota Farmers Union to donate 35,000 pounds of pork ribs to Feeding South Dakota. “COVID-19 continues to impact jobs and many South Dakota families continue to see their grocery budget shrink. We see this as a way to help,” explains Doug Sombke, President of Farmers […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace of mind in an industry that was ravaged by COVID-19 a year ago. “There’s a level of relief to know they are finally getting the […]
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