New Hampshire’s Health Department says it’s investigating an outbreak of E. coli bacteria associated with ground beef after 12 people got sick eating the meat since June.

Live cattle prices are hitting the summer wall and hitting it hard.

The latest beef and cattle trade data shows a mixed bag of global market impacts. Total beef exports were down 5.3 percent in April compared to last year.

The key comparative advantages currently enjoyed by North America’s integrated industry include a strong trust and premium being placed on their grain-finished beef.

Beef demand unlikely to slip, but weights could fall amid heat.

Most folks in agriculture prefer American-made products, though most of us wear, own or perhaps drive some imports.