Author: Dr. Laura Hayes

No.1. production is the top driver of deforestation in the world’s tropical forests. The forest conversion it generates more than doubles that generated by the production of soy, palm oil, and wood products (the second, third, and fourth biggest drivers) combined. also drives conversion of non-forest landscapes, from grasslands to …

The meatpacking is dominated by four big corporations, but a few smaller operations are still in business. Damon Winter/. Mr. Tentinger, bluff and bearded, takes evident …

March 11, 2022. A new report at the University of Minnesota has given researchers a detailed picture of the state’s , providing a pathway to better understanding the needs of producers and their animals. Dr. Joe Armstrong, an Extension educator and veterinarian, said the study also underscores the complex birth-to-harvest route …

The Indian didn’t happen overnight. Export began in the 1960s and grew significantly in the last decade. Last year, India exported $4.3 billion worth of , a number expected to …

85% of the US market is dominated by four firms. The conglomerates – JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods and National Packing – control about 85% of the ’s processing capacity.

In 2011, the fast-food giant helped launch the Global Roundtable for Sustainable , an -backed group aimed at improving a variety of cattle-raising practices.

, Challenges and Opportunities • Black Swans and macroeconomic concerns • infrastructure • demand • Global market potential • Drought and current situation • To be remembered: many short‐term independent decisions impact long‐term direction 2

Annual U.S. consumption averaged 57 pounds per capita 2013-2022, according to the USDA. Despite the recent disruptions, consumption has trended higher, Agricultural Economic Insights …

Total exports from 1990 to 2013 are presented in Figure 1. These data are annual value of fresh, chilled or frozen and veal products (Figures 1, 2 and 3) obtained from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS 2014). exports totaled $3 billion in 2003. BSE export bans caused total exports …

Annual Update – Australian Sustainability Framework

challenges producers to make sure the issue balance beam is loaded correctly between practical and impractical, reasonable and unreasonable, scientific and unscientific, necessary and unnecessary, proven and unproven, and more. Navigating the mine field of , both good and bad, is really not simple any longer. It takes

While the global meat provides food and a livelihood for billions of people, it also has significant environmental and health consequences for the planet. Experts predict that the worldwide consumption of pork, , poultry and other livestock will double by 2020, although this prediction may be dampened by the recent economic downturn.

Since the 1990s, has undergone a technological modernisation in its production and organisation systems, resulting in higher productivity, better meat quality and greater competitiveness. This scenario was due to the country’s favourable climatic conditions, availability of land at low prices, adequate …

The Impacts of Drought on and Beyond. The nation is experiencing historic drought that covers nearly all of the West and most of the Northern Plains, and one estimate shows that 32% of all cattle in the U.S. are under drought level conditions. This drought has caused severe disruption for ranchers and will have a lasting impact on America …

Here are the major ethical of the meat you need to know about. 1. It causes animal suffering. In a survey conducted in the US, 94 percent of Americans agreed that animals deserve to be free from abuse and cruelty. However, the reality is very different from that. To meet the growing consumer demand and produce meat at the lowest …

Meat production and deforestation. Deforestation is a significant cause of climate change. Meat production, and especially cattle ranching, has proven one of the largest drivers of deforestation . In the Brazilian Amazon rainforest alone, 65 percent of all deforestation can be tied back to cattle ranching. 2.

They spoke about a few of the most troublesome regulations that currently affect the and compromise their ability to compete in the marketplace. 1. Use of antibiotics. Some consumers are calling for the reduction, or a total ban, on the use of antibiotics to treat sick cattle. “We need the freedom to care for our animals in a …

That year, U.S. exports to South Korea totaled $815 million (Figure 1), or 246,595 metric tons (MT) (Figure 2), and accounted for 21% of the $3.9 billion in U.S. products shipped worldwide. exports represented 28% of all U.S. agricultural exports to Korea. Boneless products accounted for $449 million (55% of the total).

Input cost inflation at all levels of (cow-calf, feedlot, packing, retail and food service) is beginning to have long-term consequences for participants. Any input with an energy price component (e.g. herbicides, fertilizer, transportation) has experienced price increases over the last five to seven years. A federal …

has consistently made the headlines over recent years, though not for the right reasons.In March 2017, the country’s Federal Police launched Operation Weak Flesh, which revealed a corruption scheme operating within the Ministry of Agriculture, defrauding sanitary permits and allowing meat producers to sell expired products.

The number of farms in Japan raising cattle is slowly declining. In 2017, there were 50,100 farmers producing , with each farmer raising 50 cattle on average. A total of 35.6% of cattle were raised on Kyushu (the main southern island) and 20.7% on Hokkaido (the main northern island).

About 99% of Nigeria’s cattle population is kept in smallholder and pastoral systems using indigenous production methods. But the domestic production of cattle is unable to meet the country’s growing demand for . One of the reasons for the sector’s inability to meet this demand is weak market structures for cattle in the country.

Since 2010, the US has enjoyed more than a 20 percent increase in domestic consumer demand, and export demand has more than doubled. 1 Meat processors’ demand for cattle directly flows

During the year 2022, Namibia exported a total of 10,020,827 kg of . The main export destination of during the period under review was the EU, accounting for 46% of the total exported, followed by South Africa with 20%, while Norway and China accounted for 13% each.

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 …

Soon after the 2005 U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the sheep became the first American livestock to be outsourced, claims Bill Bullard, in a response to Drovers’ contributing editor Nevil Speer. Grain commodity markets impact farmers, producers, and consumers alike. View the latest prices and market data on Drovers.

Abstract. This article analyzes the dynamics of the U.S. in light of the alleged input and output price‐fixing cartel of the four largest packers revealed in the antitrust lawsuits filed by fed cattle producers and buyers in 2019. Empirical evidence suggests that production, the farm, wholesale, and retail values …

The Michigan Commission (MBIC) was formed by state legislation in 1972 to be the face and voice of the in Michigan. The commission builds consumer demand for by growing consumer trust and promoting ’s value. The commission is funded by producers through the checkoff.

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In 2019, fed cattle producers and buyers filed class action antitrust lawsuits against the four largest packers in the country:… Competition in the U.S. : Market Concentration, Market Power, and Price-Fixing

When factoring in other cows used to make hamburger meat, the companies comprise about 70% of total U.S. production, according to the North American Meat Institute, an group.

*Contain industries related to the . On-farm cattle production industries are included within . Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Post -farm cattle harvest and processing industries are included under . Manufacturing. Determine relative economic importance: • On-farm = 0.2% sales, 0.3% jobs • Post-farm …

The is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact. Last Modified: 4/14/2022. A team led by the Agricultural Research …

The efficiency and environmental footprint of production in Canada have improved significantly in the last 30 years. Researchers at the University of Manitoba and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Lethbridge found that producing each unit of Canadian in 2011 compared to 1981: – used 17% less water, 1.

More needed to be exported to balance the market. With self-sufficiency at this level, the UK is of course a net importer of year after year. In 2019, the gap between UK production and domestic consumption was 152,000 tonnes. In order to fill this deficit 315,000 tonnes of were imported, as 163,000 tonnes were exported.

Multiple factors important to a sustainable food system that are not captured in environmental footprints include: Cattle can convert human-inedible feedstuffs into high quality human-edible protein. 5. Cattle consume forages/roughages (high-fiber plant feeds) that are grown on lands unsuitable for cultivation, thereby expanding the land base …

These new measures imposed heavy costs on the . The itself estimated potential costs as somewhere between $183 million and $225 million (FCN, Feb. 16, 2004). However, they have satisfied neither consumer groups nor some important trading partners, notably Japan and other East Asian countries.

Jan. 7, 2020 3 AM PT. The Impossible Burger, which first appeared in grocery stores in September, is made entirely of plant-based ingredients. But it looks, smells, feels and — most mportantly …

THE Rockhampton Expo events held every three years since 1988 has provided a valuable snapshot of the big-picture that have guided, and in some cases buffeted the Australian meat and livestock . Having participated in all 12 Expos staged since 1988, and lining up for our thirteenth in May, gives Central an …

One of the segments directly hit by this change will be the packing segment. Many of the changes began well before COVID but were accelerated as a response to pandemic-induced circumstances. In reality, a crystal ball might be necessary to reveal exactly how the harvesting and processing plants of the future will look.

Technology users within the U.S. covet simple “silver bullet” solutions which genomics can currently provide only for simply-inherited traits or straightforward such as parentage verification. For quantitative traits, the solutions are generally complex and suffer from limitations including cost and population …

Describe genetic merit of selection candidates. Breeding program design. Make selection and mating decisions Use all available tools (eg crossbreeding, AI, ET) Defining breeding objectives. Critical component of genetic improvement: Determines genetic merit of future generations in all sectors. Breeding objective considerations should include:

.ORG.AU. Using never before seen video footage and insights from former insiders, we shine a light on practices that are considered ‘standard’ despite the detriment caused to animals, people, and the environment. Our Report details the following: Animal Welfare . Dehorning, Branding and Castration.

People following the diet are expected to skip fruits and vegetables, and only eat food derived from animals such as , fish, poultry, eggs, bone broth, and animal fats like bone marrow and lard.

The contributes approximately $21.8 billion annually to Canada’s GDP while supporting 347,000 jobs directly and indirectly. According to the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable (CRSB), the GHG emissions of Canadian production have a total footprint of 11.4 kg CO2 equivalent, representing 2.4% of Canada’s overall emissions …

In 2020, the state’s cattle had a $261 million value of production, which was a $12 million increase over the previous year. The most recent count from the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine listed 920,000 head of cattle on 15,980 farms in 2020.

Nicholas R. Johnson. Senior Counsel. nrjohnson@foley.com. Milwaukee 414.297.5340. Although industries across the board have felt the effects of supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the meat and poultry has been particularly hard-hit.

First, the tried to increase the amount of negotiated cattle in the market using the proposed “Bid-the-Grid” program. This led to an unprecedented amount of negotiated grid cattle being sold, most notably in Kansas. For example, historically the share of weekly cattle being sold via negotiated grid, either live or dressed, is 5%.

This is likely due to the low level of knowledge that consumers have related to cattle production. Consumers are further away from their food than ever before. In fact, only 27% of consumers report that they are familiar with how cattle are raised. 1 Yet, 70% of consumers consider how their food was raised or grown when making meal decisions. 1 …

The 2020 annual average price for live steers in the 5-area marketing region averaged $108.51/cwt, down 7% from 2019 levels. production for 2021 is forecast to hold around the 27.2-billion …

The goals for the U.S. cattle include: Demonstrate climate neutrality of U.S. cattle production by 2040. Create and enhance opportunities that result in a quantifiable increase in producer profitability and economic sustainability by 2025. Enhance trust in cattle producers as responsible stewards of their animals and resources by …