4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (674+ words) This article first appeared in the Cow/Calf Corner Newsletter and is republished with the author’s permission. Beef imports continue to be the subject of political attention that has resulted in a myriad of variable and inconsistent policies and actions....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (332+ words) Peter Thomas Ricci is the Managing Editor at Meatingplace magazine, where he brings over a decade of journalism experience to covering the American meat processing industry. His role encompasses writing feature articles, contributing to the publication’s twice-daily newsletter, and visiting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins fully endorsed President Trump’s plan to increase U.S. beef imports via temporarily suspending tariffs during a visit to a leading cattle-producing state. According to a report from the Hastings Tribune, Rollins was in Nebraska at an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (225+ words) FPL Food announced a renovation of its Augusta, Ga., facility that will coincide with a reduction in operations. According to a release from the company, the plant’s operations will be reduced this November and 183 positions will be eliminated. Full operations…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) The door to Nigeria’s enormous market has opened wider after Africa’s most populous country greatly expanded the meat products eligible for importation from the United States, according to updates to USDA’s Export Library. The country had previously only allowed a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) Sponsored in part by CME Group Results of the consumer confidence survey will be issued tomorrow and are expected to show a slight decline. The University of Michigan’s revised consumer sentiment numbers for August are expected to show a similar…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (528+ words) Republican lawmakers from several major cattle-producing states criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to temporarily suspend tariffs on additional ground beef imports, arguing the move could undermine U.S. cattle producers and efforts to rebuild the nation’s herd. Trump announced Friday that…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1600+ words) The U.S. beef packing industry has shed a significant amount of slaughter capacity in less than eight months, but two cattle economists say the numbers tell only part of the story. Tyson Foods’ latest restructuring will close its Joslin, Ill., beef…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (291+ words) The U.S. poultry industry’s exports in the first half of 2026 were worth 2.1% more compared to January-June last year, on only marginally higher volume, according to the latest USDA data. Tonnages were down to the top five export markets, outweighed by significant…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (257+ words) The Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. board of directors will form a special committee to weight majority owner JBS’ offer to buy out the remaining 18% of shares held by independent stockholders, the company said Thursday. JBS this week made an unsolicited offer…...