1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (710+ words) Cattle on feed neutral? Today’s cattle on feed report was unusually close to the estimates prior to the report. Nothing in the reports calls for a sharply higher or sharply lower opening. Prior to the report, the average guess compiled…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1583+ words) For decades, meat processors have weighed many of the same factors when deciding where to build or expand facilities: livestock supplies, labor availability, transportation access, energy costs and regulatory requirements. Water, while essential to daily operations, has often been treated…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (260+ words) The USDA announced it will begin a phased reopening of southern livestock ports next month, starting with the Douglas, Ariz., port of entry on Aug. 24, following what the agency said was progress by Mexico in controlling the spread of New…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (272+ words) Sponsored in part by CME Group The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the July Cattle report today. The midyear report provides a snapshot of the inventory levels for all cattle and calves. Last year, USDA-NASS reported all…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (325+ words) Chris Moore is the news editor for Meatingplace, joining the team in December 2022. Working out of Texas, he has covered a wide range of news beats during his career. Moore was the managing editor and sports editor for the Lamar…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (218+ words) Pork production in June jumped 7% compared to the same month of 2025 to 2.27 billion pounds, according to newly released USDA data. Slaughter was up 5% last month to 10.5 million head, with average live weight for hogs at 289 pounds, 3 pounds higher than the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (202+ words) Global environmental activist group Greenpeace is fighting JBS’ international expansion plans in a case that could set a precedent for legal actions against the agriculture industry. The group’s petition asks courts in the Netherlands, where the Brazilian company is now…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (254+ words) Blue Lakes Premium Meats’ newly opened plant is the first federally inspected facility in the province of Ontario since 2003, according to the company. The company, based in Parkhill, Ontario, was formerly known as Parkhill Meats. Its new, $30-million facility has…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (839+ words) Today’s cattle slaughter estimate was 108,000 head compared to 109,000 head last week, for a week-to-date total of 411,000 head versus 433,000 head last week. After revising Wednesday’s slaughter up 3,000 to 98,000, the week-to-date slaughter now 22,000 head below last week and on track to be…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (206+ words) An ammonia leak forced the brief evacuation of a Tyson Foods further processing plant Wednesday morning in Gadsden, Ala. The company said there were no injuries, though the Gadsden Fire Department reported four people transported for medical treatment. “The leak…...