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Ag Review: The Global Livestock Industry

Issues Plaguing the Meat Industry

From animal welfare to meat substitutes, the livestock sector faces many challenges.

U.S. Meat Exports and the TPP

The U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) projects the biggest increase in U.S. beef, pork and poultry exports will be to Japan.

Aquaculture and the Global Livestock Industry

While the swine, poultry, beef and dairy sectors are the most important in the global livestock arena, aquaculture is a large and fast-growing part of that industry today.

Competitiveness of EU Livestock

The combination of extensive regulation weighing on margins and generally low price levels has already put the EU livestock sector in a crisis mode for a few years, and the near future is not offering much relief.

Commodity Market Review

There are several factors involved in the resounding rally in soybean, soymeal and corn futures markets.

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