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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, May 03, 2024
Amid growing concerns about the impact of the war in Ukraine, the G7 ag ministers have joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in urging countries not to protect their own food supplies by restricting exports.
The two lead sponsors of legislation that would introduce new reforms to the cattle sector say they are undeterred by recent opposition to the bill’s key plank.
Members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association voted Wednesday to specifically state their opposition to cash trade mandates, adding clarity to an explicit part of a bill being pushed by a bipartisan group of senators on Capitol Hill.
JBS has agreed to settle claims it conspired to limit supply in the beef market in order to drive up prices, which could spur other settlements in the lawsuit also brought against Tyson, Cargill and National Beef.
The American Farm Bureau Federation has released its new position on a piece of legislation to reform the cattle markets, saying it supports the majority of the legislation but cannot back its effort to mandate cash trade requirements in the beef industry.
A potential shortage of truck drivers has both agriculture industry stakeholders and lawmakers concerned as supply chain bottlenecks have made it difficult for retailers, producers and consumers to obtain the inputs they need or transport their own products to the market.
In this opinion piece, Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) discusses the labeling of lab-grown meat and the regulatory process for these products.
The nation’s largest beef industry group is set to ask its members for fresh direction on how to approach price discovery discussions on Capitol Hill and throughout the sector.
A bipartisan group of four senators has an agreement that might serve as a vehicle to address long-standing issues of price discovery and transparency in the beef industry.
New legislation from a bipartisan contingent of House members would create a contract library in the beef industry, something the sector has called for amidst a push to add transparency into opaque transactions.