Articles Tagged with ''state of the industry''

There are approximately 80,000 farmers and ranchers in the U.S. that produce 100 million pounds of lamb each year for the U.S. market.

Despite the challenges of a difficult economic cycle, American veal producers continue to make progress in animal housing.

Turkey’s resilience and wide geographic dispersal has maintained the supply reliability of turkey meat nationally, despite a leading production region suffering disproportionate losses to highly pathogenic avian influenza in spring 2015.

In the broiler sector, all eyes are on the possible return of avian influenza this fall and winter, as Canadian waterfowl begin to migrate south along the Atlantic flyway, which touches major broiler production areas in Delmarva, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.

Pork has been a great value this year, especially compared with other proteins in the meat case that have been experiencing supply issues and higher prices.

If you don’t believe the global factors affecting the U.S. cattle market are numerous and complicated, you probably haven’t heard Dan Basse, president of Ag Resource Company, give an economic outlook.

Following years of tightening beef supply — and subsequent record beef prices — America’s beef farmers and ranchers are expanding their herds.