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U.S. beef exports totaled 2,566.7 million pounds in 2020, down 2.3 percent from the previous year but still the third largest annual beef export total.  The COVID-19 pandemic caused sharp…

Last week in the Montana legislature the House Ag committee heard testimony on the country-of-origin placarding act, House Bill 324. The bill would require grocers to display placards at meat…

A coalition of senators and representatives sent a letter in late January to Acting Secretary Kevin Shea of the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning the status of the Importation of…

The American Sheep Industry Association and its state affiliates submitted letters this week to members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to…

(WASHINGTON) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) officially responded today to the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) petition regarding accurate labeling of…

After a more than 2-year halt, the United States has reopened its market for Brazilian fresh beef imports. The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry made the announcement on Friday afternoon. The U.S.…

U.S. pork exports posted new volume and value records in 2019, reaching nearly $7 billion, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).…

China has replaced the U.S. as the world’s leading beef importer as Chinese beef imports in 2018 exceeded total U.S. beef imports.  If Hong Kong is included along with mainland…

In an eyebrow-raising report last week, Bloomberg says that if you’ve eaten grass-fed beef over the past few years, chances are it wasn’t raised in the U.S., even if the…