4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (483+ words) When prices are this steep, retail merchandisers and foodservice buyers scrutinize every cent. If you walk into a review selling beef as a pure commodity, high prices turn your product into a target for category trimming. But when you arm…...

5+ day, 8+ 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…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (272+ words) Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) said he planned to introduce legislation to reverse the Trump administration’s temporary expansion of the tariff-rate quota for imported lean beef trimmings. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Aug. 26 increasing the amount of lean beef trimmings…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (227+ words) President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at supporting U.S. cattle producers, including measures directing USDA to increase Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement and expand interstate market access for small and regional meat processors. Under one order, USDA was directed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1643+ words) The pork industry’s yearslong effort to rein in California’s Proposition 12 has reached another pivotal point, but whether Congress will provide the federal solution many producers have sought remains far from certain. The House passed a farm bill this spring containing…...

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   (549+ words) Meat industry and cattle sector groups pushed back against President Donald Trump’s plan to make it easier for farmers and ranchers to process and sell their own meat, warning that weakening federal inspection requirements could jeopardize food safety and consumer…...

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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (147+ words) The Producer Price Index (PPI) was unchanged in July, the second straight month of relative stability after steep jumps earlier in the year, according to the latest report from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, wholesale meat prices were…...