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Another Lawsuit for Meatpacking’s Big Four
Southeast Regional Ag News
The four largest meatpackers have now been hit by a new price-fixing lawsuit. It’s coming from a group of small food distributors.
Pear Conditioning Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Looking for pears that are ready to eat when you buy them? Pear Bureau Northwest president Kevin Moffitt says it could be as easy as pear conditioning, and that’s something they’re working on.
Pear Conditioning Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Looking for pears that are ready to eat when you buy them? Pear Bureau Northwest president Kevin Moffitt says it could be as easy as pear conditioning, and that’s something they’re working on.
Small Cattle Herd with No Signs of Rebuilding
Southeast Regional Ag News
The USDA’s July 1 Cattle on Feed Report showed the lowest number of U.S. beef cattle in a decade.
Liquidation to Continue in the Beef Market
Southeast Regional Ag News
AFBF Economist Bernt Nelson weighs in on current beef supply situation.
Resurrection of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act
Southeast Regional Ag News
Senator Chuck Grassley and a bipartisan group of Senators last week introduced the bipartisan piece of legislation. It has 22 total cosponsors.
Food Retail Sector Consolidation and Emergency Relief for Organic Farmers
The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. food retail sector experienced substantial consolidation over the thirty years, and Organic Farmers Association applauds announced emergency financial relief for organic farmers.
Food Retail Sector Consolidation and Emergency Relief for Organic Farmers
The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. food retail sector experienced substantial consolidation over the thirty years, and Organic Farmers Association applauds announced emergency financial relief for organic farmers.
Ag Secretary Non-Committal on Livestock Marketing Reforms
Southeast Regional Ag News
Secretary Vilsack was careful in recent comments not to overstep the general support he voiced last year for the Grassley-Fisher bill to boost price discovery and beef industry competition.
NCBA Cheers Packers & Stockyards Act Extension
Southeast Regional Ag News
A 45-day extension to the comment period on the proposed rule will give the industry more time to work through the 180-page filing.
Watching FUN Fundamentals in the Cattle Market
Southeast Regional Ag News
Can market fundamentals outweigh outside-market stressors? Hear from ShayLe Stewart, DTN livestock market analyst and host/founder of Cattle Market News.
Canadian Farmer Protests
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers in Canada are protesting in solidarity with farmers in the Netherlands over unrealistic government targets to reduce nitrogen emissions.
La Nina Weather Continues Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
University of Washington professor Cliff Mass says the stuborn La Nina that's been hanging around for a couple of years now, may not yet be ready to leave.
La Nina Weather Continues Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
University of Washington professor Cliff Mass says the stuborn La Nina that's been hanging around for a couple of years now, may not yet be ready to leave.
Food Inflation & Packer Consolidation
Southeast Regional Ag News
Annual food inflation jumped 8.8 percent in March, according to the latest government figures, the biggest jump since 1981.
China's Goal on Pork Self-Sufficient and Equipment Dealers Merger
The Agribusiness Update
China sets goal to become self-sufficient in pork production, and four of the largest equipment dealer associations talk merger.
Agribusiness Disruptions Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Challenging times require being able to adapt and survive the changes at every level of the supply chain and, according to FLM Harvest Vice President David Parker, it won't be easy.
Agribusiness Disruptions Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Challenging times require being able to adapt and survive the changes at every level of the supply chain and, according to FLM Harvest Vice President David Parker, it won't be easy.
Mobile Meat Inspection and USTR Ag Trade Negotiator Delay
The Agribusiness Update
New federally inspected mobile meat operations are coming online soon, and USTR could really use an Ag trade negotiator, but Trevino has yet to be confirmed.
In Spite of Hurricane Ida and Top Pumpkin Producing States
The Agribusiness Update
Ag giants like Archer-Daniels,Midland and Bunge likely to turn in solid earning in spite of challenges brought by Hurricane Ida, and we look at the top pumpkin producing states during the season that screams pumpkins.