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Shares in meat companies like Tyson Foods Inc. and Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. have been rallying. Now a spike in corn and soybean prices is fueling the biggest selloff of the year.

Legislation introduced in Congress this week seeks a moratorium on food and agribusiness mergers.

Domestic demand for protein keeps climbing. U.S. Farm Report looks into the “push for protein” both at home and abroad this Memorial Day weekend.

As grilling season kicks off, the focus is now on demand, as major companies like Tyson and McDonald’s are already warning consumers meat prices could climb with ASF continuing to claim China’s hog herd.

JBS SA, joins Tyson and Cargill with investments in the growing alternative protein category.

The amount of money investors are pouring into fake meat products suggests the category is not going to fade away anytime soon.

African swine fever seen cutting China’s hog output 20-30% which is helping Australian beef sales surge 66% and Brazil’s jump 14% in 2019.

The Center for Consumer Freedom filed a complaint alleging abuses of the tax code and/or criminal activity by three animal activist groups.

Sensational headlines suggest the Trump administration “diverted” or “showered” money intended for U.S. farmers to a Brazilian meat packer. The truth is less sinister.

Tyson registered several trademarks for plant-based products and the company needs no capital to compete with likes of Beyond Meat.