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There are some pretty big stories out over the last week. Inflation and shortages seem to be a theme as we move into summer.
Restaurants’ share of food dollar grows to record 54.9% in April
Some bad news for those across the pond:
lSkipping meals and shrinking portions — Brits are being warned of ‘apocalyptic’ food price risesInfant Formula and The Big Four: The Striking Similarities When ‘Shortages’ Occur
PGA Championship concession prices: Why food and beer are way more expensive compared to Masters
Beers are $18-$19…Water $6Scharbauer Cattle Company Creates a Model for Ranch-to-Retail Beef
The Science Behind Texas Barbecue
Report Distorts Truth About Worker Safety During Pandemic, Meat Institute Says
A Perfect Storm is Coming: cooking oils are expected to be in shorter supply soon
India bans wheat exports to try and tame prices as a scorching heatwave curtailed output
The Bird Flu Epidemic Isn’t a Threat to Humans but It’s Causing Egg and Poultry Prices to Soar
Countries banning food exports amid rising prices, inflation
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Proposed Missouri Beef Plant Meets Resistance
Brazil JBS’s Q1 Profit Rises to Nearly $1 Billion
Peel: Grilling Season Approaching
Tyson Foods Raises Annual Sales Forecast on Higher Meat Prices
K-State Meat Animal Evaluation Team Named National Champions
Austin at least we are National Champs in somethingResearch finds all bison in North America carry domestic cattle DNA
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Raise Average Wages in Meatpacking Industry to Attract New Workers
PACKERS: ‘WE’RE NOT TO BLAME FOR HIGH MEAT PRICES’
Firing Back at Packers: Meatpacking industry under the microscope of House Ag Committee
Meat-based baby food line debuts at Walmart stores
Pea Protein Market Worth $1.14 Billion by 2029
Why this chicken coop was built on wheels
Kansas City’s Barbecue Dessert Game Is Pushing Into New Territory
Chicken recall: 15 tons of poultry from Decatur plant recalled
AMSA Announced Upcoming PORK 101 Courses
R2-D-Chew: robot chef imitates human eating process to create tastier food
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Meatpacker CEOs Tagged by Democrats as Inflation Villains
Tyson CEO Provides Statement Ahead of House Agriculture Committee Hearing
Producers may see new antibiotic restrictions for their livestock
Report on Cash Cattle Mandate: ‘Attempting to Solve a Problem that Does Not Exist’
A Tick Bite Made Them Allergic to Meat
Hormel Foods : Iconic SPAM® Brand More Popular Than Ever Around the World
SpaceX: Can meat be grown in space?
Wisconsin meat snack firm to build 800-worker plant in Perry
Man Who Has Only Eaten Raw Meat For 166 Days Has Followers Worried
JonathonConsumers to Take on Higher Prices in the Meat Case This Summer | CoBank Knowledge Exchange
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$110-million Smithfield Foods distribution center planned for Olathe
21 Indiana farms have reported egg drop syndrome
Speer: COOL Zombie Walking Again
Burger King ends all-vegan London branch trial amid prediction trend will become norm
Chipotle launches $50 million venture fund
Bacon category continues to evolve
Why meat with ‘raised without antibiotics’ labels could be misleading
Cordele sausage store looks to fill Macon’s need for family-owned hospitality
Moonbelly Meat Co. Carves Out an Innovative New Space in the Local Butchery Business
Practice makes perfect’: 45-year-old recipe secret to jerky success for Nampa deli
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A few stories out of Kansas to start us off today.
Avian Influenza Confirmed in Commercial Flock in McPherson County
Mars Wrigley investing $175M to expand chocolate candy plant in Kansas
Kansans welcome Sandhill Plum as official state fruit
Meat industry not threatened by plant-based alternatives, study suggests
House Ag Panel Invites Top Five Meat Processor CEOs to Late April Hearing
Cargill, Burger King partner with NFWF to target climate change
JBS USA makes $700,000 gift to Feedlot Innovation Center
First a new meat lab, now a huge donation for a feedlot innovation center, looks like UNL has it going on, and some of the other AG schools out there are going to need to step up their game.NCBA Renews Call for Suspension of Brazilian Beef Imports
Cracker Jack ushers in a new ballgame with Cracker Jill packaging
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The most important news is that grocery prices are getting ridiculously high, and not just meat. The price of eggs is through the roof. At my local Wal Mart the other day, they were wiped out of almost all of their pasta products. I mentioned this to a friend, and his comment was that those products are getting bought up, because it is easy to stretch pasta products out longer and get more meals, which makes sense to me. In my area I think beans and rice will start to be the next items that start to get hard to find. It’s almost as if we are starting the pandemic over with hoarding of food and sundries, but now the hoarding is due to inflation. Now on to the news:
GOLF STAR HIDEKI MATSUYAMA
BALLS OUT FOR MASTERS CHAMPIONS DINNER
… A5 Wagyu Beef!!!Over-The-Counter Access to Antibiotics is Going Away
HPAI hits Iowa again, forcing 5.3 million chickens and 88,000 turkeys to be culled
Five Tulare County Dairies Robbed by Armed Thieves, Ends in Shootout
HPAI is now in half of the United States
ButcherBox CEO on why the industry needs to embrace claims-based meats
The newest meatless meat is made from air
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Inflation Already Costing Consumers, USDA Makes Large Upward Revisions in Food Price Forecast
Wisconsin egg farm composts 2.75 million chickens after HPAI outbreak
The future of meat: The tobacco plant?
Trial of poultry executives ends in 2nd mistrial
BIRD FLU LOSSES: 3% OF U.S. EGG-LAYING FLOCK
New bird flu outbreaks push number of birds destroyed in Iowa to 8.2 million
Rising meat price[censored] barbecue restaurants
Can plant-based patties be called ‘burgers’? Not according to Kansas lawmakers.
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Record breaking sales at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Beef Advocates Share Their Stories in Celebration of National Ag Day
House Ag Committee Hearing Into Anti-competitive Practices Set For April
NEWS
Beyond Meat and PepsiCo launch Beyond Meat JerkyNestle Hot Pockets plant remains shuttered following fire
Canada OKs imports of beef and pork from Brazil
‘It’s Like a Driver’s License for Cows’: Why One Wyoming Company is Creating NFTs for Cattle
Austin you will probably be interested in that article since you are a tech wizardFrozen food delivery service Schwan’s is changing its name to Yelloh
SEC to Force Wendy’s Shareholder Vote on Treatment of Pigs
Bacon buying guide: Here’s what uncured, center-cut and other package terms really mean
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Annual Certified Angus Beef Premiums Reach Record $182 Million
How “Corned Beef,” A St. Patrick’s Day Favorite, Got Its Name
K-State beef cattle scientists examine hemp as future feed source
USDA NIFA invests over $13 million to eradicate livestock diseases
‘Product of USA’ label lawsuit receives affirmed dismissal
Shake Shack plans for March price increase
Other News of note:
Update: Canadian Pacific rail strike notice given
How shrinkflation hurts us, from more expensive toilet paper to fewer Doritos in a bag
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Meat A Primary Objective of Shoppers: 2022 Power of Meat Report
Meat alternative sales are up, but not enough to bite into meat sales
UNL TO LAUNCH ON-CAMPUS MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY TO BOOST THE INDUSTRY
Austin Jonathon I think a field trip here is in our futureBrazil Meat Firms Could Replace Ukrainian, Russian Suppliers as War Rages On
Don’t Mess With Texas Barbecue: Restaurants Confront Rising Meat Prices
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Meeting on proposed beef processing plant draws large crowd in Junction City
Austin Jonathon interesting developments on the home front.USDA lowers 2022 meat, poultry production forecast
Deepening Russia-Ukraine tensions seen curbing food supplies, lifting prices
For those of you not involved in production agriculture the grain markets have been going crazy of the last week or so, with multiple days of markets being up limit, and then falling back limit the next day. As this conflict drags on markets, especially the wheat market continues to shoot up limit daily.Meat processing plant at Fort Macleod, Alberta suspended for past ten days
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Austin I’m sure this story is of great importance to you and your penchat for frozen pizza’s.
Kansas’ largest pizza manufacturer is expanding, bringing hundreds of jobs and boosting state economyCattleFax Forecasts Positive Profitability Trends in 2022
The New Secret Chicken Recipe? Animal Cells.
Accentuating inclusions (in sausage)
K-State research could boost sales of lower quality beef cuts
Is Plant-Based Bacon Poised for a Breakout?
Meat prices: can Biden’s bet on local producers loosen big beef’s grip?
“A 2021 report commissioned by Congress and written by Anderson and two other Texas A&M economists concluded consolidation among meatpackers had not affected beef prices much. “Research indicates that there is market power, but its effect has been small,” the report noted.”Bird Flu Continues To Spread, Avian Influenza Outbreak In Long Island, New York
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Record-Breaking Year for Red Meat Exports Spurred on by Trade Agreements
Iowa State reintroduces meat short courses
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza discovered in Kentucky, Virginia flocks
Meat prices have been rising with inflation. But who’s benefiting?
Officers Seize Meat Cleaver That Was Mailed to Inmate
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Meat Matters January 24 to January 28, 2022
Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!
Meat Industry Seeks TalentMeat companies looking for capable and talented people to fill some important gaps.
ISU scientists uncover clues to why pigs don’t get sick from COVID-19Scientists examine pigs’ immunity to Covid-19.
Food price inflation is driven by more than supply chain problems“Food price inflation was higher in 2021 than in any year since 2008. The December consumer price index (CPI) for food was up 6.3 percent from the same month in the previous year. Meat prices led the way, with beef prices up a remarkable 18.6 percent.”
Luke Clayton: It’s a wrap; Deer season finishes up in the Lone Star StateDeer seasons closed in Texas over the weekend.
Post of the week!!!After a short hiatus, the Post of the Week returns!!! mrobisr won the processing Post of the Week carrying 8 total votes for his Kabanosy. kyle’s Polish Hot Dish placed first in the Recipe category with 10 votes. Congratulations to both winners!!!
Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
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Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSop
Weel 11 Winners Processing mrobisr, Recipe kyleOur community continues to grow at a steady rate. In the past 7 days we have added:
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Meat Matters January 31 to February 4, 2022
Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!
Demand for ‘extreme aged’ meat is exploding and Alliance is cashing in“Meat processor Alliance Group says demand is “exploding” for its extreme aged meat with sales to local restaurants up 30 per cent over the past two years and wait lists on its Pure South online shop.”
Drought threat expanding“The Drought Severity and Coverage Index appears to be increasing, which is not good.”
Red meat R&D: 3D printing trial begins at red meat processing plantsAustralia plants begin 3D printing red meat.
Post of the week!!!Pivodog won the processing Post of the Week carrying 9 total votes for his 2-month old Coppa. In what could be considered a controversial decision by me, RafterW & YooperDog are co-champions for the week with 7.5 votes a piece. RafterW shared Tacos with a Toddler and YooperDog displayed the delicious looking Hot Italian Venison Sandwich Congratulations to all winners!!!
Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
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Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSop
Week 11 Winners Processing mrobisr, Recipe kyle
Week 12 Winner Processing Pivodog, Recipe YooperDog, RafterWOur community continues to grow at a steady rate. In the past 7 days we have added:
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Meat Matters January 17 to January 21, 2022
Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!
ACS explains mystery of the roaming pigs in San AntonioMysterious pigs show up in San Antonio.
UK survey shows hesitancy with lab-grown meatLab grown meat and edible insects not popular in the United Kingdom.
State program to support training, recruiting more meat processing workers“After the COVID-19 pandemic made the shortage of meat processors in Wisconsin worse than ever, the state is spending $5 million to help train a new generation of workers who can prepare beef, pork and other meats for sale to the public”.
Nearly 90% of US meat processing plants affected with COVID-19 casesCovid-19 hit meat processing facilities at a high rate.
N.D. program places locally sourced beef in schoolsLocal North Dakota beef being donated to schools.
Post of the week!!!After a short hiatus the Post of the Week will return this week.
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Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSopClasko2 first attempt at snack sticks
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Jamieson22 Philly Cheese Steak Brats
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twilliams Cheeseburger cheddarwurst snacksticks
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Grimpuppy snack sticks
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Meat Matters January 3 to January 7, 2022
Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!
In latest effort to combat rising prices, White House to offer $1 billion in aid for smaller meat-industry producersIn an attempt to stifle inflation, increase production, and market share for smaller processors in the meat packing industry, while US President Joe Biden is allocating $1 billion in aid.
U.S. retailers now accusing pork producers of antitrust violations“Several major U.S. retailers filed a federal lawsuit last week accusing pork processors of conspiring to fix pork prices from at least 2009 in a suit that mirrors other litigation facing pork and poultry companies for the last few years.”
U.S. pork can now be exported to India“After many years of negotiations, India is now open to U.S. pork and pork products. This change is now reflected in the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Export Library for India.”
Nebraska Cattle Producers Create Convoy of Relief as Kansas Rancher Says Wildfire Recovery Will Take YearsDry winter, high winds lead to Western Kansas wildfires.
Post of the week!!!There is a new Champion in both the recipe and processing categories. PapaSop won the Processing post title in week 4 and is now the Week 10 recipe champion with a Ribeye. Tex_77 Bolognese was nipping at his heels though.
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The Post of the Week Processing winner goes to @DennyO for his first-ever win!!! Cannot go wrong with bacon. Congratulations to both winners!!!
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New choices to vote for will be released in a post on Thursday.
Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSopHerbcoFood Venison Meatball Sub
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twilliams Seafood Stew
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wdaly T-bone Steak, Lobster Tail, and Fresh Macaroni Salad.
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Meat Matters December 27 to December 30, 2021
Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!
Beef Prices Are Soaring, But Cattle Ranchers Aren’t Cashing InCattle ranchers not seeing benefits from high beef prices.
Advocates Make Case for Expanding Main Street Meat Lockers“Advocates for independent rural farmers are urging state lawmakers to beef up mom-and-pop meat processing and storage capacity using American Rescue Plan dollars.”
KLA partners with Cargill to help producers rebuild after Dec. 15 windstormCargill donates $100,000 to help ranchers with rebuilding efforts following the Dec. 15 storm.
USDA: Food inflation to cool in 2022Price inflation for food to lessen in 2022.
JBS blames complex supply chains as retailers drop beef over deforestationUK, Belgium, France and the Netherlands restrict Brazilian Beef Products tied to JBS Brazil.
Post of the week!!!There is a new Champion in both the recipe and processing categories. Surg won the Turkey the recipe title in week 5 but just won the Processing Post of the Week championship with a delicious-looking rib roast.
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The Post of the Week Meat Recipe winner goes to Garry Tarpley for his first-ever win!!! The H-110 Sausage and seafood gumbo looked incredible. Bet it tasted even better. Congratulations to both winners!!!
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New choices to vote for will be released in a post on Thursday.
Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, recipe Garry TarpleySurg steak reindeer bait
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calldoctoday Honey glazed parsnips & carrots with Poblano & Ancho bits & a citrusy, buttery, honey glaze, topped off with bacon bits
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Tex_77 Prime Rib
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Meat Matters December 20 to December 23, 2021
Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!
Iowa State expands swine medicine education through telehealthIowa State College Veterinary Medicine to use virtual telehealth technology to teach swine medicine skills.
Biden’s stimulus bill subsidized meat producers. Now, the White House blames ‘corporate greed’ for high meat prices.White House blaming corporate greed for high meat prices.
Tyson, ADM fund bid to bring cultivated meat to U.S.“Future Meat Technologies raised $347 million in a series B funding round led by ADM Ventures, part of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., and Tyson Foods Inc. The cultivated meat company plans to use the funding to build a U.S. production facility.”
Beef, dairy farmers win with new processing plantsIndustry seeing expansion with new plants being constructed.
What’s really driving inflationEditorial about the cause of inflation.
Post of the week!!!There is a new Champion in the recipe and processing category. processhead shared the recipe title in week 4 but is now a standalone Processing Post of the Week champion. His family style of making Willie’s and Jaeger snack sticks made the processing process look really fun!!!
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The Post of the Week Meat Recipe winner goes to twilliams for his first ever win!!! His Sous Vide steak looked perfectly cooked and ready to melt with the first bite. Congratulations to both winners!!!
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New choices to vote for will be released in a post on Thursday.Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
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Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliamsTex_77 steak for coworkers
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twilliams pork butt
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