u.s. beef

The American Farm Bureau Federation is hailing new opportunities for U.S. beef producers that the recently signed deal with the European Union offers.

China’s apple production is down sharply this season, but U.S. apple exporters couldn’t help fill the gap. Unseasonably cold spring weather caused a 25% drop.

Two trade moves are being celebrated in the beef industry. Steel and aluminum tariffs were lifted for Mexico and Canada, and Japan lifted age requirements for U.S. beef.

Mexican tomatoes entering the U.S. are being hit with a 17.5 percent tariff after the Commerce Department terminated a decades-old tomato deal.

California growers continue to face labor shortages. A survey of 1,071 farmers and ranchers found 56% of farmers had been unable to hire all the employees they needed.

U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Monty Brown just visited Morocco where he met with several prospective buyers and distributors expressin strong interest in U.S. beef.

The demand that China is putting on the global soybean production has people wondering why China doesn't grow their own. They are running out of water.

The Humane Society has been looking for support to the amendment prohibiting certain practices to require greater transparency for those and other purposes.

Congress is writing the next farm bill, that would address key barriers to entry for young producers, and access to farmland, training, and federal programs.

The threat of tariffs on U.S. soybeans is scaring away some Chinese importers. U.S. beef industry captured 72 percent of the chilled beef market in Taiwan.