Ag in the News

10/30/2007

National and International

South Korea expected to import more U.S. beef, less pork
South Korea is expected to import about 30,000 metric tons of U.S. beef this year and up to 60,000 metric tons in 2008, according to a report from USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service office in Seoul. MORE!

FSIS seminar on BSE specified risk materials kicks off small plant series
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service starts a series of six Web seminars for smaller processing plants on Nov. 6 with a Web seminar titled, "FSIS Policies Related to the Removal of SRMs in Beef Slaughter and Processing Operations." MORE!

Kraft appoints new chief marketing officer
Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday announced that Mary Beth West has been appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer, effective immediately. MORE!

IPE's Olentine honored By Alicia Karapetian on 10/30/2007 for Meatingplace.com Charles Olentine, executive vice president of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association's International Poultry Expo, is one of five show managers selected nationwide by The Expo Group for its Show Manager of the Year Award. MORE!

O'Charley's serves up steak on new LTO menu
Nashville, Tenn.-based dining chain O'Charley's announced the introduction of its limited time only "All Things Steak" menu, featuring six new beef-based entrées. MORE!

Wrap Up

NCGA 'Outraged' at Statements on Biofuels .
The National Corn Growers Association says it is "outraged" by recent statements on biofuels made by United Nations independent expert Jean Ziegler. Among the egregious statements Ziegler made is the claim that food crops for biofuels are a "crime against humanity."

USDA: Favorable Harvest Weather
USDA's Joint Ag Weather Facility says mild, dry weather favors a rapid pace of Midwest corn and soybean harvesting. "In the southern and eastern Corn Belt, emerging winter wheat is benefiting from warmer weather and recent soil moisture improvements," they add.

USDA Announces Corn Sale
Private exporters reported to USDA export sales of 167,640 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2007/2008 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1.

ABARE Again Lowers Australian Wheat Crop
AgWeb.com Editors The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) has updated its crop forecasts for wheat, lowering the figure to 12.1 million metric tons (MMT), down from their prior forecast of 15.5 MMT.