11/17/2009 09:06AM
Monthly imports drop 12.5%. Australia, Canada & New Zealand down. Argentina, Costa Rica & Honduras up.
10/30/2009 07:27AM
Cattle will need to have proper identification. Producers will have the option of using a tatto, electronic system, or other voluntary system to comply with the new bill.
10/20/2009 07:32AM
Beef production in 2010 is forecast to continue its recent decline, albeit at a slower rate of less than one percent. Production increases in Brazil (4 percent) and India (5 percent) will not offset less production in Argentina (13 percent), China (4 percent) and the United States (2 percent).
08/27/2009 08:12AM
Bertin is pondering an IPO to raise cash and fund future investments according to Reuters.
08/17/2009 12:19AM
One of Brazil's largest meatpacking companies has signed a commitment with Greenpeace to stop purchasing cattle bred in deforested areas of the Amazon rain forest.
04/17/2009 10:00AM
World Broiler Meat Production Expected Virtually Unchanged From 2008
Oversupply, falling prices, and shrinking imports due to the global economic slowdown, are expected to cause production to stagnate in 2009. Over the previous 3 years production had expanded by 13 percent. Production in the United
04/17/2009 09:33AM
/17/2009
Chart: U.S. Beef Imports From New Zealand
4/16/2009
Chart: U.S. Beef Imports From Canada (33% Of Total)
4/16/2009
Chart: U.S. Beef Imports From Australia
4/16/2009
U.S. Beef Exports: Down 73%; Marketing-Year-Low
4/15/2009
Chart: Boxed Beef
04/08/2009 07:46AM
Post forecasts 2008/09 total corn production of 49.5 million tons including a second crop (safrinha) production estimate of 16.5 million tons, down from last year’s 18.7 million tons. Safrinha planted area is projected to be down 4 percent from last season and yields are forecast to drop 6 percent due
03/17/2009 02:43PM
USDA Issues Final Rule Banning Slaughter Of Downer Cattle
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced a final rule to amend federal meat inspection regulations that will require a complete ban on slaughter of cattle that become downers, or disabled, after passing initial inspection. The