Author: Dr. Laura Hayes

In a global that is worth more than $2 trillion and represents about 5.6% of U.S. GDP, meat and dairy producers are pivoting to plant-based options to complement their portfolios and keep …

1.1. Literature Review. Production of food from animals has accelerated during the last 100 years, in response to growing demand [].Throughout the world approximately 70 billion animals are reared as domestic animals annually, with more than 6 million animals killed for food each year [], and approximately 56 billion mammals and birds slaughtered each year [].

In the study of production systems, the environmental impact is often expressed in terms of carbon footprint CF, such as in [ 1 ]; in this case, the goal was the evaluation and the comparison of the CF of two Chianina production systems in Central Italy: a conventional and an organic one.

Those four companies now control 85% of the market and 70% of the pork market. Bar charts showing increasing proportion of and pork industries controlled by the top 4 companies.

Conversely, 2016-2020 average annual unprepared imports were 2.30 billion pounds, import value was $5.8 billion, and implied import price was $2.52/lb. These statistics clearly indicate participation in the global market provides a net economic gain. Export volume as a percentage of domestic production has grown substantially in recent …

Sales of fresh grass-fed soared from $17 million in 2012 to $272 million just four years later, according to Nielsen data published in an April report from Bonterra Partners, an investment …

Nourish Food Marketing’s annual roundup of the top trends in the food and beverage (as well as some agricultural trends), offers food system stakeholders guidance on how to turn these trends into opportunities. The 2023 Trend Report, titled “The Future is Transformative,” is available for download on the Nourish website.

The goal of this checkoff sponsored symposium was to provide clarity regarding cattle well-being, research, the current state of the , and the future of cattle transportation in North America. In today’s marketing programs, feeder calves might be transported as many as 6 times.

The William Davies Company facilities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1920. This facility was then the third largest hog-packing plant in North America. The meat-packing (also spelled meatpacking or meat packing ) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.

With more than 20 million cattle in the U.S., the consumes more than 1,250 million bushels of corn and provides $5.7 billion in value to the corn . In 2018, the value of red meat exports to corn was $1.62 billion and contributed to 11% of bushel value. The projected value of red meat exports to corn from 2018 – 2021 …

In the recent cattle and calves report, the USDA said there are 87.2 million head – the lowest such estimate since 1951. And that drives greater demand for dairy’s cull cows. The inventory of all U.S. cattle decreased two percent from a year ago and that decline follows a four percent decrease in the U.S. herd from 2022 to 2023 …

The cow herd going into 2023 is lower than needed to support the and will provoke significant herd rebuilding when it is possible. The strong pace of heifer slaughter in 2021 and 2022 suggests that herd rebuilding may start slow, with the limited availability of replacement heifers in 2023.

He blames the wave of corporate consolidation that swept the since the 1980s. That decade marked the start of Ronald Reagan’s presidency and new push for deregulation. During this time, the government relaxed enforcing antitrust laws and didn’t challenge mergers, paving the way for bigger companies and the rise of big players.

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Consuming Countries – Global Market 9.1 United States 9.2 China 9.3 Brazil 9.4 European Union 9.5 India 9.6 Argentina 9.7 Mexico 9.8 Canada 9.9 Russia 9.10 Japan 10. Importing Countries …

Despite challenges regarding the sustainability of Indonesia’s , there are many opportunities for growth in the market. With the country’s middle-class constituting 20% of the population, Indonesia has one of the fastest-growing urbanized consumer markets with an average annual growth rate of 2.24%.

Download. Hormones are naturally produced by the endocrine system of humans and other animals, and regulate growth, development, and reproductive processes. Plants also produce hormones, or plant regulators, which are chemical substances that influence growth and specify cell function. Hormones and their metabolites are excreted out of the body …

There. ar e other health , human and animal, that emerge in the course of the production of. . Animal s are significantly more crovi’ded in large feedlots, which may contain up to one …

prices. To remain a profitable , the sector needs to closely examine its competitive position relative to other meats and focus its efforts where the impact will be greatest. This fact sheet discusses these and outlines strategies the should consider when positioning itself in this dynamic environment.

“The U.S. cattle and has had the lowest greenhouse gas emissions intensity in the world for 25 years. Direct emissions from cattle account for only 2 percent of the nation’s …

Extensive livestock production industries are vital to the national economy, and include 26.4 million cattle valued at AUD19.6 billion in 2019, and 70.6 million sheep valued at AUD6.6 billion for meat and AUD3.615 billion for wool (in 2019 and 2017, respectively) ( 10 ). Due to a number of welfare disaster events in the last two decades …

This paper presents the results of a study of social sustainability in the U.S. with a focus on the pre-harvest, cattle ranching portion of the . Using an integrative literature review and interviews with fifteen thought leaders in the field, we synthesize key indicators of social sustainability and provide a framework to be used in analyzing social sustainability in the …

Today, the ranching breeds as many as 1.5 billion cows per year, and methane emissions from cattle are a real climate problem. In fact, methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas found in the atmosphere, and 40 percent of all methane comes from agricultural sources, with livestock production directly responsible for 32 percent.

Each year, approximately 300 million male chicks are ground up alive or gassed in the US egg because they can’t lay eggs and have been bred to be too small to be worth the effort of …

Kevin Good, vice president of relations and analysis at CattleFax, reported that 1.2 million head of cattle were liquidated in 2019-2020 after a 6.3 million head expansion between 2014 and 2018. Even with fewer cattle in the system, production still increased.

How cattle producers are . The COVID-19 pandemic threw the brakes on a lot of businesses in 2020. The was one of the hardest-hit sectors of food and agriculture. Supply chain members from the cow/calf operation to the grocery counter felt the pressure. Consumers faced sharply higher prices and processors saw …

Peel and Tonsor’s research shows that a 10% reduction in imports and exports over a 10-year period would result in a $20 billion impact to cattle producers. “Bottom line, there would be huge economic losses if we did not trade, and the would be much smaller,” Peel said.

A Chinese ban on Canadian that officials expected would be short-lived remains in place 17 months later, … “But some of these go back a long way.” …

One of the major drivers for businesses focusing on cultivated (or lab-grown, or cultured) meat is its potential for cleaning up the climate impact of our current food system. Greenhouse-gas …

Global demand for is growing: over the past 50 years, production has more than tripled. The world now produces more than 350 million tonnes each year. However, the production of has large environmental impacts – increasing greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural land, and freshwater use. One of the world’s most pressing …

The quantity and value of exports from 2011 to 2020 are shown in Figure 7 below. South Africa exported approximately 37 000 tons of in 2020 yielding an export value of R2.5 billion. This represents an increase of 49% and 54% of quantity and value of exported during the period 2020 from previous year.

GROSS: Chloe Sorvino is a Forbes staff writer. She spoke with FRESH AIR’s Dave Davies. Her new book is called “Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed And The Fight For The Future Of Meat …

Nevil Speer serves as an consultant and is based in Bowling Green, KY. Nevil Speer has extensive experience and involvement with the livestock and food including various service and consultation projects spanning such as market competition, business and economic implications of agroterrorism, animal identification, assessment of price risk and market volatility on the …

In the period 2010-2015 it was found that: total freshwater consumption declined 14% to 486 L kg LW-1. This was 68% lower than the five years to 1985. Water stress decreased 61% over the 35-year analysis period, averaging 283 L H2O-e kg LW-1 in the five years to 2015. Substantial improvements in productivity via intensification and better …

Cattle ranchers have been talking about the for several years. But few things attract attention as strongly as dollars and cents. And with retail prices rising by 21% over the past year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, plenty of consumers’ eyes have been widened.

The world’s biggest meatpacker, Brazil-based JBS, is now running a trial with 30,000 cattle which will each receive a quarter-teaspoon a day of a feed additive, developed by Dutch nutrition …

Extensive livestock production industries are vital to the national economy, and include 26.4 million cattle valued at AUD19.6 billion in 2019, and 70.6 million sheep valued at AUD6.6 billion for meat and AUD3.615 billion for wool (in 2019 and 2017, respectively) ( 10 ). Due to a number of welfare disaster events in the last two decades …

Synopsis. COVID-19 rattled the Canadian supply-chain by forcing a shutdown in many slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, pushing consumers to panic-buy in fear of a shortage. Consumers saw atypical increases in the prices of , while ranchers received lower prices for cattle sold. The outright closure or reduced capacity at …

The approach for this analysis was to undertake a comprehensive review of the literature on production technologies and system outcomes, including supply-chain such as transport and logistics, and then to ‘socialise’ the findings of that review and gain the perspectives of different stakeholders and representatives. Based on these inputs, a strengths, […]

imports in 1998 were only 150 million pounds larger than 1997 levels and accounted for almost 14 percent of total U.S. supplies—which is slightly lower than in 1992 (Figure 4).

By Jenna Hoffman February 2, 2022. JBS SA agreed to pay a sum of $52.5 million to settle litigation following accusations of conspiring to inflate prices and pocketbooks by limiting supply in the U.S. market. In late 2019, the National Cattlemen’s Association (NCBA) sent a letter to the USDA, kickstarting an investigation into price …

She believes Australia’s $20-billion is most at risk of losing its social licence, an informal licence granted by the community based on what it expects and accepts.

The recently refreshed consumer-facing website provides nutrition and production content, plus Texans can register for an account and save personalized recipes for future meal inspiration. The state-level and producer-funded and managed promotion, marketing, research and education program for and products.

prices are up 20% since last year—here’s why. Inflation is surging, and consumers’ finances are feeling the pinch from all angles. One product in particular that’s become more …

“Understanding the impact of production on climate change is a priority for the ,” said Matlock. “They want to improve efficiency and reduce impacts in a way that is driven by …

The wholesale pricing by packers shifted from being consistent with a perfectly competitive pricing in the pre-cartel period to being consistent with the oligopoly and monopoly pricing in the cartel period. The retail pricing by food retailers was consistent with an oligopoly pricing in both periods.

About 4% of U.S. retail and food service sales is comprised by with a value of roughly $4 billion. About $3 billion of that is unlabeled that is sold as conventional , making data gathering on these products difficult to obtain. Conversely, about 1% ($1 billion) of the total market share is …

The reduction in cattle and supplies in 2024 is likely to come unevenly across the year, with supplies relatively more adequate early and tighter later. In terms of fed cattle supplies, the year begins with feedyard inventories above year-ago levels.² However, those inventories are likely to be spread out over the first half of the year.

The meat and poultry is the largest segment of U.S. agriculture, but studies show that Americans’ meat consumption has been falling, and that makes millennials — a group that …

Fines for those violations totaled $22,000, settled down from an original fine of $32,100. Inspectors recorded machine guard violations in 2012 as well, earning the company $83,414 in penalties …