The Biden administration is awarding an additional $9.6 million in grants and loans to expand meat processing across the country, it announced on Thursday as the government tries to diversify the industry.
French company Ynsect has signed deals to build insect ingredient production sites in the U.S. and in Mexico as the firm kicks off what it says will be the world’s largest insect farm.
China’s most active live hog futures contract fell more than 3% on Wednesday, the biggest decline since July, as spot prices came under pressure from weak consumption and heavy slaughter volumes.
China has been sporadic in the U.S. soybean market lately, though its purchases last week were unexpectedly large and probably much-needed as the top importer’s bean supplies have run thin.
Dutch animal feed maker ForFarmers plans to use food waste and alternative raw materials to develop new feeds to meet consumer demand for more sustainable agricultural practices.
Hormel Foods’ labeling of a meat product line as “natural” despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labeling system needs reforms, consumer advocates say.
China is set to increase pork imports in the coming months, after losses for farmers last year in the world’s top pork producer caused a reduction in hog output that appears larger than official data suggests.
A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some U.S. corn harvested this fall, causing headaches for growers and livestock producers and forcing ethanol plants and grain elevators to scrutinize grain deliveries.
Brazilian authorities sought to curtail truckers’ blockages protesting the country’s presidential election after signs they were disrupting fuel distribution, meat production and the ability to send grains to port.
