4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (326+ words) President Donald Trump suggested that cattle processing by ranchers would be safer than in plants owned by the four largest beef packers, whom he accused of being monopolists. In an Oval Office signing surrounded by ranchers on Friday for a…...

6+ day, 4+ 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, 3+ day ago   (318+ words) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has said that shuttered Tyson Foods beef plants would not be sold to foreign buyers, but the company on Wednesday denied any intentions to limit its options. Attending the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Rollins…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (131+ words) Hales Trading Co., based in Amarillo, Texas, is a commodity trading advisory firm specializing in cattle market analysis and futures trading strategies. Led by industry veteran David L. Hales, the firm publishes the widely followed Hales Cattle Letter, a daily report…...

1+ week, 5+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 3+ day ago   (183+ words) Mandan, N.D.-based M&W Beef Packers Inc. said the more than 50-year-old business is up for sale. The sale includes a USDA-inspected 7,000-square-foot plant, a separate garage/shop building, all equipment, and the business itself. The three current owners are…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) Recently, President Trump made an announcement about allowing 300,000 metric tons of beef into the U.S. in order to bring down the price of beef at the retail level. He said there was a commitment that the beef would be sold 25% below…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (351+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) Meatingplace Daily Livestock Report: Cold Storage Inventories Fall Despite Higher Meat Production Sponsored in part by CME Group The latest USDA survey of cold storage warehouses presented a somewhat more constructive picture than the previous month. According to USDA, combined…...