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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA released its updated WASDE report on August 11, 2023. The August WASDE is the first WASDE report that incorporates farmer surveys and satellite imagery into its yield projections. Previous reports use weather adjusted trendlines. Crop yields were the biggest numbers to watch heading into the report. The market was expecting […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – If you’re in the business of direct meat sales to consumers, an event that will cover meat regulation and food safety issues is being offered in August. The Food Safety Summit is an opportunity to learn about federal meat regulations and current food safety issues. Presentations will cover the scientific gaps in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA’s projections in the May 12, 2023 WASDE report estimate for very large corn and soybean crops this season, and a modestly higher all-wheat harvest. That’s good news for the cattle and beef industries For 2024, cattle prices are forecast above 2023 on tighter supplies.  The 2023 cattle price forecast is raised […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry have been reported in four states, all involving commercial farms, according to the latest updates from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or APHIS. In Missouri, the virus struck a turkey farm in Webster County that houses 15,100 birds, and in South […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In comments submitted Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in support of the agency’s proposed rule, “Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments,” R-CALF USA asks the agency to use the rulemaking process to lay the foundation for unwinding the horizontally and vertically integrated poultry industry that is, in the ranch […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA released the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) as well as Crop Production reports that lowered crop acreage, yield and overall production for corn and soybeans. USDA on Friday shaved corn production 146 million bushels to 14.35 billion bushels, but increased soybean production 25 million bushels to 4.53 billion bushels, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against a data consulting firm and its president, as well as three poultry processors, to end a long-running conspiracy to exchange information about wages and benefits for poultry processing plant workers and collaborate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA on Thursday announced $200 million to expand meatpacking capacity through a new loan program, along with releasing a new proposed rule to protect contract poultry growers and invest in ways to increase training programs for workers in meat and poultry processing. Citing the Biden administration’s efforts to promote competition in the […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal inspectors have confirmed the presence of bird flu in a commercial mixed species flock in southeastern South Dakota. An APHIS database says the flock in question had 63,530 birds. Samples from the flock in Charles Mix County, which borders Nebraska, were tested at a national laboratory at South Dakota State University. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA has announced more funding to help increase processing capacity. Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas. Vilsack […]
