by Riley Smith | Jun 7, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Asia-Pacific region is an important market for American red meat exports. Jihae Yang is the new vice president of Asia-Pacific for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Yang brings a lot of USMEF experience to the new role.?I joined USMEF in 1998, and my first role was...
by Riley Smith | Jun 6, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Timely rains have been popping up around the state, but there?s still some drought creeping in. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan provided an update on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor.The recent storms and showers have been nice, but you have to be lucky to...
by Riley Smith | Jun 6, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Clear skies continue to be the story for the weather in South America. This is great news for Brazilian farmers who have just started harvesting second crop corn. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather conditions.McBride said...
by Riley Smith | Jun 5, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
USDA?s June Ag Trade Outlook showed a significant drop in U.S. exports from the February report. U.S. ag exports are forecast at $181 billion for fiscal year 2023, down $3.5 billion from expectations in the February forecast. Veronica Nigh, senior economist with the...
by Riley Smith | Jun 5, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Contract negotiations between West Coast longshoremen and container terminal operators faced a breakdown Friday as work stoppages effectively closed the Port of Oakland and slowed operations up and down the coast. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said the...
