Beef
The lockout has not yet signaled a major disruption in the cattle market, but processing reliability remains important in a tight beef supply chain.
Cattle producers met with lawmakers to discuss the issues continuing to impact ranchers across the country.
The Meat Institute says meat sales reached a record $112 billion last year as protein demand remained strong nationwide.
The Perrier family says maintaining herd quality has helped keep the operation strong.
Analysts say drought, tight cattle supplies and summer grilling demand continue shaping the protein market outlook.
Soybeans accounted for nearly half of the $15 billion in losses on U.S. ag exports to China due to tariffs, according to researchers at North Dakota State University.
Industry leaders say restored access is a major step forward, though exports remain well below previous levels.
For more than 70 years, The Pancake Shop has served sausage supplied by the Hawthorn family’s meat operation.
Texas Farm Bureau takes us behind the scenes at USDA’s sterile fly facility, considered a first line of defense against New World Screwworm, a fight Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller fears is “futile.”
USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom joins us to discuss China’s renewed access for U.S. beef facilities, the outlook for exports, and key conversations taking place at this week’s Spring Conference.