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Japanese Beef Buyers Tour US Beef Operations
Line on Agriculture
The US Meat Export Federation led a team of Japanese beef buyers in a US visit to showcase how the beef chain works and the quality beef products that are produced in the US.
Lab-Grown Chicken in Japan and New Ag Career Numbers
The Agribusiness Update
Researchers in Japan have produced nugget-sized chunks of chicken using animal cells, signaling a breakthrough in lab-grown food production, and the 2025 Feeding the Economy Report says over 47 million people in the U.S. work in the agricultural and food industries.
Japanese visit
Idaho Ag Today
A trade team from Japan spent some time in Idaho learning about the state’s beef industry.
Ag Secretary to Visit Six International Markets and U.S. Beef Sales to China Dive
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit six international markets this year to boost American agricultural exports, and U.S. beef sales to China take a dive after Beijing allowed expiration of registrations that permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities.
Ag Secretary to Visit Six International Markets and U.S. Beef Sales to China Dive
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit six international markets this year to boost American agricultural exports, and U.S. beef sales to China take a dive after Beijing allowed expiration of registrations that permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities.
Meat Sales Hit Record High and USTR Investigates China
The Agribusiness Update
Meat sales hit a record high of $104.6 billion in 2024, and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office launched an investigation into China’s efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.
USMEF to Mexico and Brazilian Egg Imports Double
The Agribusiness Update
Livestock and grain producers travel with the U.S. Meat Export Federation to Mexico for a firsthand look at market conditions and a local trade show, and the U.S. has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil.
Georgia Jury Rules on Roundup and Brazilian Egg Imports Double
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says Roundup weed killer caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and the U.S. has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil.
California Water Allocation and Plant-based Meat Sales Plummet
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers who irrigate with water from the Central Valley Project say they’re thankful for last month’s 35% water allocation, and plant-based meat was viewed as a major disruptor of the meat industry and would soon displace animal protein.
Hurricane Helene Relief and Plant-based Meat Sales Plummet
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged last week that tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing soon, and plant-based meat was viewed as a major disruptor of the meat industry and would soon displace animal protein.
Meat Exports and Tariffs
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Like the other segments of U.S. agriculture, red meat exports would take a significant hit from a tariff war.
California Bill to Help Farmers Who Keep Farmland and New Approach to Bird Flu
The Agribusiness Update
A bill before the California state legislature would help pay landowners who promise to keep their land in farming, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.
Cotton Production Down and New Approach to Bird Flu
The Agribusiness Update
Cotton producers intend to plant 9.6 million cotton acres this spring, down 14.5% from 2024, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.
January Food Price Index Higher and AARP Supports AM Radio Act
The Agribusiness Update
The Food Price Index increased 0.4% in January, and AARP voices strong support for the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act, urging Congress to swiftly pass the bipartisan legislation.
Second Guessing Where Milk Comes From?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Representative Kaylee Tuck, sponsor of the "Florida Farm Bill," says, “No one should have to guess whether the ‘milk’ they’re buying actually comes from a cow.”
2024 Was the Year of Pork
Line on Agriculture
US pork exports have eclipsed previous highs in both volume and value in 2024 according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation.
Meat Institute's Message for Trump and AFBF Annual Convention
The Agribusiness Update
The Meat Institute sent a letter to President Trump to provide strategies to reduce burdensome regulations and address meat prices for consumers, and farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau’s annual convention adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2025.
Meat Institute's Message for Trump and AFBF Annual Convention
The Agribusiness Update
The Meat Institute sent a letter to President Trump to provide strategies to reduce burdensome regulations and address meat prices for consumers, and farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau’s annual convention adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2025.
Florida Farm Bill Introduced
Southeast Regional Ag News
Introduced legislation would prohibit mislabeling of plant-based milk or meat products and clarify tax structure of solar farms.
Vilsack New World Food Prize CEO and Egg Production Down
The Agribusiness Update
The World Food Prize Foundation says former Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will serve as their new CEO, and Egg Production in the U.S. totaled 9.12 billion in December, down 3% from 2023.