Potato processors are rushing to buy supplies in order to keep French fries on the menu after cold, wet weather damaged crops for many producers in the U.S. and Canada.
President Trump is calling the still to be completed trade deal with China "the greatest and biggest deal ever made for our Great Patriot Farmers in the history of our Country."
A big problem in the U.S. is food waste. It is the single largest category of material sent to municipal landfills. The need to better educate the U.S. on the importance of reducing food waste.
China will be increasing imports of American agriculture and energy products and will seek to address U.S. protection concerns about intellectual property.
**The US has suspended all imports of fresh beef from Brazil amid continued food safety concerns.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says ensuring the safety of the nation’s food supply is a top priority.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has been inspecting 100% of all meat products exported to the US from Brazil following a food-safety probe earlier this year...
**After newly confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress last week that President Trump intends to renegotiate NAFTA, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue gave his stamp of approval.
Perdue says "While NAFTA has been an overall positive for American agriculture, any trade deal can always be improved, and as President Trump moves forward with renegotiating with Canada and Mex
**A market research firm says U.S. meat sales will reach nearly $100 billion dollars by 2021.
“Packaged Facts” reports demand for animal protein will continue to grow in the face of challenges from plant-based protein alternatives.
The study examines current and predicted topics including consumer attitudes, value-added products, and animal welfare...
**It took a little more than 13 years, but the U.S. is again exporting beef to Brazil after a ban that started when bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, was first discovered in the U.S. in 2003.
That's welcome news to U.S. cattle ranchers and packers, but there is still some animosity in the industry about a recent decision by the U...