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Hog Outlook: USDA Lowers Meat Production Estimates
2015-09-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - USDA's September supply and demand estimates had few big surprises. The monthly WASDE lowered their forecast of 2015 corn production by 101 million bushels (0.7 per cent) and raised expected soybean production by 19 million bushels (0.5 per cent), write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, University of Missouri.
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USDA Revises Safe Ingredients List for Meat Production
2015-04-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a revised directive updating the list of safe and suitable ingredients used in the production of meat, poultry and egg products.
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USDA appoints Meat & Poultry Inspection Advisory Committee
2014-12-30 00:53:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection for the 2014-16 term. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said, the diverse perspectives on food safety that the advisory members bring are invaluable to our success in ensuring the safety of the foods we eat. read more
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USDA Meat Data a Mixed Bag for Livestock Futures
2013-11-01 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - USDA's Cold Storage report Thursday afternoon is deemed neutral for lean hog futures and bearish for cattle futures.
Meat Organisations Challenge USDA over COOL
2013-07-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - A total of eight meat and livestock organisations have filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to block implementation of a mandatory country-of-origin labelling (M-COOL) rule which was finalised by the US Department of Agriculture in May.
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