Category: Industry News

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees
14th Annual Banquet in New Orleans on Jan. 31 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Oct. 31, 2022) – Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees and industry award winners

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: USMEF to Honor Lighthizer, Saunders at Upcoming Conference
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, who headed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under the Trump administration, has been selected to receive the U.S. Meat Export

Producer Owned Beef Packing Plant Launched In Amarillo
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor There’ve been thousands of cattle deals made in Amarillo. The Ware family’s Amarillo National Bank (ANB) has financed many of

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Senators Propose Funding Increase for USDA International Marketing Programs
Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently introduced legislation to increase annual funding for the USDA Market

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom Details Latest Red Meat Export Results, Including Another $1 Billion Month for Beef
U.S. beef exports again topped $1 billion in July and posted the fifth-largest volume on record, according to data released by USDA and compiled by

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom Observations on Post-COVID Return to Japan
Japan is one of the United States’ strongest trading partners for red meat, but continued COVID restrictions have limited the return of the foodservice sector

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Beef Exports Set New Monthly Records; Pork Exports Reach 2022 High
U.S. beef exports set new volume and value records in May, according to the latest data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Sizzling Demand for U.S. Beef in Taiwan
U.S. beef exports to Taiwan set a new value record last year ($668 million), volume declined slightly from the previous year. But the market has

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Biden Signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act
President Biden on Thursday signed S.3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. The new law strengthens the Federal Maritime Commission’s authority to enforce rules

Red Meat Exports Deliver Value Back to Corn and Soybean Producers
Record-level red meat exports of $18.7 billion in 2021 had a major impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study by