Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week suggested that other animal proteins could be affordable alternatives to beef for inflation-pressed consumers. In an interview this week with Trump ...

As I sat down to author today’s blog, I realized something that surprised me. This is officially my 365th article for Meatingplace. And, there is something wonderfully appropriate about that number.

The narrowed footprint of Tyson Food’s beef business after closing or putting up for sale slaughter plants this year in Illinois, Nebraska and Washington state should make it less reliant on vexing ...

Gas prices at a Pilot gas station on September 17, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The average price of diesel fuel in the U.S. has nearly doubled since the start ...

Ruiz Foods will eliminate approximately 175 positions at its Dinuba, Calif., manufacturing plant as the company adjusts production to better align with market demand. The workforce reduction taking ...

An increase in the price of cattle last week didn’t reverse the continuing trend of rising beef packer margins. According to Sterling Marketing’s Beef Profit Tracker for the week ending Sept. 12, the ...

This item is contributed by Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics LLC, based on her research. Month in Review Consumer confidence lost ground in August, ending a two-month rebound. The University of ...

Livestock workers drive cattle at the Santa Teresa, N.M., International Export/Import livestock crossing in 2019. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The largest port of entry for cattle imports from ...

Derrell Peel This article first appeared in the Cow/Calf Corner Newsletter and is republished with the author’s permission. Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing ...

I taught a cooking class recently, and one of the attendees asked a simple question: “Should I wash meat after I take it out of the package?” My answer was yes, because that is what I do at home. That ...

USDA announced up to $50 million in new funding to help states establish or expand meat and poultry inspection programs, an effort aimed at increasing processing options for livestock producers and ...

Tyson Foods’ surprise downward revision of its earnings guidance was “beef-led” due to the lower value of some of the company’s cattle holdings, as cutout values declines, Chief Financial Office (CFO) ...