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USDA Clears First Screwworm Zones in Texas: What Ranchers Need to Know

The USDA has approved the first releases of three New World screwworm-infested zones in Texas, providing regulatory relief for livestock producers after months of...

Smithfield Sioux Falls Pork Plant Back Online: What This Means for Pork Prices

Smithfield Foods' major Sioux Falls pork processing facility has returned to full production after a recent fire, relieving supply chain pressure that briefly constrained...

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Butterball Just Admitted Nothing—But Paid $34M Anyway in Shocking Price-Fixing Settlement

The largest U.S. turkey producer agreed to pay $34 million to settle antitrust claims dating back seven years. Butterball's $34M Settlement Ends a Decade-Long Antitrust...

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SPECIAL REPORT: No Oil, No Food

How the 2026 Energy Crisis Is Threatening the Global Food Supply Chain — And What Every F&B Professional Needs to Know Right Now ESSFeed Special...

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Milk Futures Just Hit a 3-Year High—But US Dairy Farmers Are Still Losing Money

U.S. milk futures climbed to $16.67 per hundredweight on August 31, 2026, marking gains that obscure a deeper crisis: U.S. dairy production continues to...

Buffalo Milk Just Got 10% More Expensive in Mumbai—And It’s About to Hit Your Wallet Across India

India's wholesale buffalo milk market is experiencing a sharp pricing shock, with Mumbai wholesale rates jumping 9.7% in a single day starting September 1,...

This One Tariff Policy Could Cost Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Thousands Per Cow—Here’s Why

Wisconsin dairy farmers are watching their beef income stream shrink as the federal government prepares to flood the market with tariff-free beef imports, threatening...

US Just Got Blindsided by Mexico’s Secret Cheese Deal—Now a $1B Market Is on the Line

Mexico's new trade agreement with the EU is blocking US cheese producers from using names like parmesan and feta, triggering a major diplomatic and...

U.S. Dairy’s Butterfat Boom Is Strangling Protein Growth—And Cheesemakers Are Paying the Price

A decade of butterfat-focused production is now forcing the industry to completely reverse strategy as protein-to-fat ratios collapse below competitive standards. How America's Butterfat Obsession...

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Plant-based proteins now cost significantly less than meat at major supermarkets, driven by sharp animal product inflation reshaping procurement strategies across retail and foodservice. The...

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