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Meat Trends to Watch in ’23

Published December 30, 2022

Value will be the buzzword for in 2023. The Midan Meat Trends Report says the economy is pushing consumers to less expensive items in the meatcase. Others are buying premium meat products at the supermarket rather than dining out. There…

July Fourth Celebration More Expensive

Published July 3, 2022

According to an American Farm Bureau Federation survey, the average cost of the July 4 cookout is 17 percent higher than last year. Chief Economist Roger Cryan says a summer cookout meal for 10 people will cost $69.68, about $7…

Senate Ag Committee to Review Livestock Bills

Published April 7, 2022

On April 26, the Senate Agriculture Committee will have a hearing to review two livestock bills. This includes the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act along with the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022. The hearing will be…

Berthold, ND Business is Newest State Processing Plant

Published March 1, 2021

Mema’s Meats in Berthold, North Dakota is the newest company operating under the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. Owners Phil and Karen Newman converted an existing truck shop into a butcher facility. The Newmans decided to become a state-inspected…

Vaccinations Sought for Meat and Poultry Workers

Published December 24, 2020

The North American Meat Institute and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union have sent a joint letter to all 50 U.S. governors, asking that frontline meat and poultry workers be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccination. This sector includes 500,000…

DIRECT Act Aims to Help Meat Processors and Producers

Published June 30, 2020

Congress has introduced legislation to create new direct-to-consumer options for livestock producers, processors and small meat markets. The Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions, or DIRECT, Act would amend retail exemptions to allow state-inspected meat products to be sold…

Additional Funding Approved for ND Meat Processing Facilities

Published June 29, 2020

An additional $2.7 million in funding has been approved by the North Dakota Emergency Commission for meat processing plants. The funding comes from the coronavirus relief bill to provide cost-share assistance to meat processing plants. The cost-share program started last…

A New Beef Processing Facility in Fort Pierre, SD

Published May 31, 2020

In Fort Pierre, South Dakota, a new beef packing plant is opening. The processing facility is owned by U.S. Beef Producers. Continental Marketing owner Kim Ulmer said the last few weeks have been busy with processing. "We've processed about 22…

Supply Chain Bottleneck Recovery Ahead, But Not Straight Line

Published May 11, 2020

A bottleneck in the U.S. meat and livestock supply chain is impacting meat supplies at the grocery store. CoBank Lead Animal Protein Economist Will Sawyer says there is recovery ahead, but it’s not a vertical line. "It's a v shape.…

Packers Could ‘Drag Their Feet’ on Running at Full Capacity

Published May 7, 2020

Market analysts are closely watching how the meat packing companies handle reopening. Because of the current margins, there may not be much incentive for the packer to run at full capacity. "Following the boxed beef numbers closely, I think there's…

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Meat Trends to Watch in ’23

July Fourth Celebration More Expensive

Senate Ag Committee to Review Livestock Bills

Berthold, ND Business is Newest State Processing Plant

Vaccinations Sought for Meat and Poultry Workers

DIRECT Act Aims to Help Meat Processors and Producers

Additional Funding Approved for ND Meat Processing Facilities

A New Beef Processing Facility in Fort Pierre, SD

Supply Chain Bottleneck Recovery Ahead, But Not Straight Line

Packers Could ‘Drag Their Feet’ on Running at Full Capacity

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