Meat
Demand for U.S. pork and beef exports in Colombia soar in 2022 with pork ahead of last year’s record pace by 10% and beef up 55% in volume and 78% in value over 2021, USMEF reports.
Edgewood Locker Inc. of Edgewood, Iowa, will receive $200,000 to invest in a new refrigeration system. This is just one of 111 projects to be funded through USDA’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program.
Could genetics play a role in the decision to forego eating meat, along with the influence of environmental factors? Dutch researchers believe so.
Purdue University’s meat sentiment dashboard shows the sentiment and volume of meat and meat alternative mentions in social media and online news.
According to a recent article, meat is underpriced—but not in the way producers might hope. There is a “social cost” being ignored, researchers say.
Whole Foods Market was sued on Tuesday by three consumers and an animal welfare nonprofit, in a lawsuit accusing the Amazon.com Inc unit of falsely marketing beef with the slogan “No Antibiotics, Ever.”
USMEF hosts Latin American representatives at a seminar to experience and learn about U.S. meat production and further processed products available in retail supermarkets.
A light-based, food sanitization technique successfully eliminated multiple harmful pathogens in a new study carried out by Penn State researchers.
One of the largest export markets for U.S. pork and beef, Japan, emerges from its post-pandemic restrictions. USMEF Dan Halstrom explains his experience visiting the country for the first time in over two years.
Australia and New Zealand said they were aware of Chinese media reports of a ban on meat imports from both countries by Beijing but had not received any official notice and shipments had been clearing as normal.
Everything’s bigger in Texas. And when it comes to the Texas State Fair, everything’s fried, too. Here’s the 10 Big Tex Choice Awards finalists of 2022!
U.S. consumers grappling with soaring inflation face more pain from high beef prices as ranchers reduce their cattle herds due to drought and lofty feed costs, a decision that will tighten livestock supplies for years.
Fourth of July Spreads Didn’t Shrink, But Consumers Are Hitting Their Limits With Higher Food Prices
Compared to five months ago, more Americans are making changes in response to higher food prices, according to a recent study by Purdue University.
Bill Gates and his meat-alternative agenda rise again through his recent funding in a study, claiming some candy and cereal are ‘healthier’ than pork, chicken and beef.
Florida woman faces domestic assault charges, using a raw steak as the weapon of choice.
A new study examines how Americans acquired food at various points during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how those activities changed over time as case numbers fluctuated.
A rush to locally produced meat partly necessitated more than two years ago by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned consumer’s interest in direct-to-consumer processing businesses.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will be declaring Salmonella an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. Here’s what this means for the industry.
Tyson Foods Inc, one of the largest U.S. meat producers, is refusing to comply with a subpoena for a civil probe into possible price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s attorney general said.
Recent sales data suggest alternative proteins are struggling to maintain the momentum the products enjoyed after first hitting the market.
Truckers protesting California’s new “gig worker” law blockaded the state’s third-busiest seaport for a second day on Thursday, stalling agricultural exports and threatening to worsen U.S. supply chain backups.
When buying a 4-H steer or other beef animal from a local producer, how much beef can you expect after processing? Check out these tips to calculate how much meat one beef animal will return.
Gen Z households are struggling more to put food on the table compared to those of Millennials, Gen X and Boomers. Thirty percent report seeking groceries from a food pantry, church or other charity in the last 30 days.
Reviewing cattle placement in feedlots this year suggests that fewer fed cattle supplies expected in the fourth quarter along with much higher costs of gain will hold carcass weights below a year ago.
The North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI) Executive Board voted unanimously to designate food security a non-competitive issue, ensuring families in need have access to nutrient-dense meat.
Locally-grown beef officially hit grocery store shelves at Karns Foods, a Pennsylvania grocery store chain, and has committed over 600 steers to the store’s program.
Profit is a pillar of ranch sustainability and superior genetics is the foundation.
To bridge the gap between the U.S. and UK, a recent USDA trade mission focused on current barriers that challenge U.S. agricultural exports in the UK market.
Beef is a ‘hot’ commodity, as three semi-trailers loaded with meat were reported stolen in Nebraska.
You are what you “think” you eat. A new study says that may not be a good thing for most Americans.