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Kazakhstan: Beef Export Group Suspends Deep Processing of Meat

The Beef Export Group has suspended deep processing of meat due to problems with gas in Kostanay

New beef processing plant to be built in the USA

Iowa beef company Cattlemen's Heritage secures $150M investment for packing facility

441.2 thousand tons of meat produced in Kyrgyzstan last year

Meat production grows in Kyrgyzstan

Russia is ready to buy Kazakh beef

Producers of sausages and meat delicacies are waiting for the opening of the Russian market for duty-free beef, which is in…

Nine US research grants totaling $1.2 million to reduce antibiotic use in livestock

The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) has awarded nine grants to develop management…

American Barbecue Promoted at Embassy Reception and Seminars in Manila

USMEF partnered with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Manila on a promotional video and a trade reception and barbecue…

American Beef, Pork Featured During Culinary Tour in Colombia

Leading restaurants in Medellin and Bogota participated in promotions where consumers learn about and dine on unique,…

China to stop testing chilled, frozen foods for COVID

The China State Administration for Market Regulation will stop testing chilled and frozen foods for COVID-19 from Jan. 8,…

E-commerce Expansion Advances Opportunities for American Beef in China

USMEF aligns training and promotion activities for U.S. beef with aggressive integrated strategies of red meat importers and…

Enogastronomic dinner «U.S. Beef & Jack» for key restaurateurs and retailers in Kazakhstan

Американская Федерация по экспорту мяса (USMEF) совместно с Представительством Jack Daniels в Казахстане провела…

Poor Nutritional Quality Offered by Some Meat Substitutes

The availability of foods based on plant proteins to substitute for meat has increased dramatically as more people choose a…

USMEF marked record January-October beef exports

U.S. beef still performed very well in Asia and achieved solid growth in North America and the Middle East. With some recent…

American Beef Premium & Alternative Cuts seminar in Kyrgyzstan: photo report

United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is holding U.S. Beef. Premium & Alternative Cuts seminar for HRI market players and…

The USMEF Team wishes you Happy Holidays

The USMEF Team wishes you Happy Holidays

American Beef Premium & Alternative Cuts seminar is conducted on December 12, 2022 in Kyrgyzstan

The United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is holding U.S. Beef. Premium & Alternative Cuts seminar in Bishkek, Republic…

U.S. Beef and Pork Featured at Regional Food Expo in Kazakhstan

Food security was the central theme for the show and a common topic of roundtable discussions and seminars

U.S. Industry Sustainability Promoted at Popular Music Festival in Korea

USMEF was a sponsor and promoted sustainability at the Grand Mint Festival, one of Seoul’s most popular outdoor music festivals

Double-Decker Bus Tour Promotes Alternative Beef Cuts to VIPs in Taiwan

USMEF took to announce its featured cut for 2023 to the foodservice sector – the outside round (flat).

Little-known leguminous plant can increase beef production by 60%

Brazilian scientists seem to have found the perfect perennial legume that tolerates heat and drought, has no competition, and…

Mongolia will create quarantine zones on the border with Russia and China for stable meat exports

Mongolian authorities have decided to create quarantine zones in regions bordering Russia and China to ensure stable meat…

Top US nutrition scientists talk beef consumption myths, plant-based, food waste: GRSB conference in Denver

It's a myth that beef is over-consumed in high-income countries, plant-based burgers are not nutritionally interchangeable with…

The number of beef cattle has been declining for ten years in Russia

The number of beef cattle has been decreasing in Russia for 10 years, said the director of the National Union of Beef Producers…

Paraguay exported about 284,000 tons of beef this year

The National Animal Quality and Health Service (Senacsa) reported that from January to October of this year Paraguay managed to…

USDA WASDE forecasts Q4 beef and broiler production growth

The forecast for 2022 red meat and poultry production is raised from last month as higher beef and broiler forecasts for the…

USMEF Conference Examines Export Outlook, Production Constraints, Economic Headwinds

The USMEF Strategic Planning Conference got underway Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City, attracting farmers, ranchers, processors and…

Strong U.S. Presence at Espacio Food Show’s Return in Chile

The Espacio Food & Service Show returned to Santiago, Chile, in late September after pandemic-influenced cancellations in 2020…

USMEF at Food Expo Qazaqstan 2022

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) took part in the FoodExpo Qazaqstan 2022, the largest food exhibition in the Central…

New meat production plant opens in Mongolia

The Dalanbulag meat processing plant has opened in Mongolia in Umnegovi aimag

U.S. provides grants, loans to expand meat processing capacity

В общей сложности $223 млн для расширения мощностей по переработке мяса и птицы выделило для производителей США министерство…

USDA released its forecasts for global meat markets in 2023

Global beef production is forecasted to see marginal decline in 2023 to 59.2 million tons

U.S.Beef Secondary Cuts Cutting & Cooking Demo in Georgia Republic

Американская федерация по экспорту мяса провела в Тбилиси мастер-класс по разделке и приготовлению альтернативных разрубов…

Butcher Shop Program Expanded in Colombia

A structured training program related to food safety, service, merchandising and marketing is working to help butcher shops sell…

Import of meat to Kazakhstan exceeds export by more than five times

Poultry meat is the leader in the volume and value of imports, and chilled cattle meat is the leader in exports

Master class on American beef held in Tajikistan

19 сентября 2022 года в ресторане Zafar в Душанбе состоялся мастер-класс по разделке и приготовлению американской говядины для…

Meat is becoming more expensive in Azerbaijan

1 kilogram of beef has increased from 12 manats to 14 (15) manats in some sales points in Baku, and from 11 manats to 13 manats…

In-Person Trainings Resume with Culinary Students in Seoul

Зарегистрируйтесь сейчас, чтобы принять участие в ежегодной конференции USMEF по стратегическому планированию, которая пройдет с…

Registration Open for USMEF Strategic Planning Conference, Nov. 9-11

Register now to attend USMEF’s annual Strategic Planning Conference, Nov. 9-11 at the new Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City

Wider Range of Beef Cuts Available through New Central American Sales Channels

Markets are evolving rapidly as new sales channels contribute to increasing consumer awareness and interest in U.S. beef

$325 million beef processing plant began to build in US

Nebraska-based Sustainable Beef LLC has begun building a plant that will be able to process more than 1,500 head of cattle per…

World Grilling Tournament in Colombia Features U.S. Beef and Pork

More than 40 four-person teams from Europe, Africa, and North, Central and South America converged in Medellin, Colombia, this…

Strong demand for American beef in Taiwan

In 2022, the market set a fast pace, with beef exports up 45% in volume in April (nearly 26,000 metric tons) and 85% in value…

Armenia: Over the past 4 years, the price of meat has increased by an average of 25%

In the first quarter of 2022, compared to 2017, retail prices for meat increased significantly. Beef went up by 20.9%, lamb – by…

In Russia, the production of beef may decrease

Soon, Russian livestock breeders may abandon the cultivation of cattle, which will reduce the presence of beef on the domestic…

China includes cultured meat in five-year plan

Огромное население, растущий средний класс, активная урбанизация и связанное с этим сокращение площади сельскохозяйственных…

How pork and beef prices to rise in Russia? RANEPA expert's forecast

The price of chicken meat in Russia is at an average long-term level. Its rise is being held back by pork as an affordable…

Master class on American beef in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

By support of the American Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and Program Beef Checkoff, on June 23-rd in Kazakhstan, in the city of…

U.S. Beef Steaks at Carrefour Uzbekistan

United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is conducting the U.S. Beef promotion at Carrefour Uzbekistan flagman retail outlet…

Raising Awareness to Develop Demand for U.S. Beef in Indonesia

The largest volume and value market for U.S. beef in the ASEAN offers strong export potential but the plant approval process…

USMEF seminar “U.S. Beef for Millennials” in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Supported by the USMEF and Teaxs Beef Council seminar “U.S. Beef for Millennials” was held by USMEF Corporate Chief for Mexico,…

Kazakhstan imported 266 thousand tons of meat

Kazakhstan depends on imports of meat and meat products. According to the data of 2021, Kazakhstan exported 36.2 thousand tons…

USMEF conducted the second Central Asia Chef Battle on U.S. Beef

Supported by the USMEF, the second Central Asia Chef Battle on American Beef was held among the chefs of the Region in the…

Beef production in Russia is expected to decline in the coming years

Beef production in the Russian Federation will decline in the coming years, its domestic consumption will be replaced by cheaper…

Retail Product Sampling Returns in Korea, Taiwan

USMEF-Korea added sampling to american beef promotions at selected retail outlets.

Prices for meat and poultry in Kazakhstan increased by 2% in a month. Annual price growth reached 15%

Prices for meat and meat products, as well as meat products continue to rise in price. So, according to the results of April of…

Turkey’s red meat production rises by 9.3 in 2021

Total red meat production increased by 9.3% to 1,952,380 tons in 2021 as the Turkish Statistical Institute reported.

Texas Beef Festival in Tashkent

The Texas Beef Festival starts today in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, supported by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF)…

American Beef Cutting & Cooking Demo in Tbilisi, Georgia

Supported by USMEF American Beef Cutting & Cooking demo was conducted for Georgian restaurateurs and leading chefs of meat…

American Beef Easter Holiday Weeks at Gastronome, Tbilisi, Georgia country

USMEF conducted U.S. Beef Easter Holiday Weeks in seven outlets of the Gastronome retail chain on April 29 – May 12.

The meat cost is up at world markets

World meat prices in April rose by 2.2% compared to March, according to the UN FAO data. The increase in world indices for meat…

Register Now: USMEF Spring Conference

Register now to attend USMEF’s annual Spring Conference, May 25-27, at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio, Texas.

Second Central Asian Chief Battle in Kazakhstan

Under the aegis of United States Meat Export Federation and Texas Beef Council there is conducting a chef-battle among…

American Beef Seminar in Kazakhstan

American Beef seminar is conducting for Central Asia HRI market players in Kazakhstan.

Marketing and Technology Innovations Shared with Restaurant Chains in Taiwan

With 60% of beef sold through foodservice in Taiwan, USMEF works with restaurant chains to improve competitiveness by featuring…

Nationwide Promotions for U.S. Beef in Japan

With major holidays coming up and greater consumer interest in thicker cuts and grilling in Japan, USMEF kicked off separate…

The number of cattle in Russia has decreased, but the number of pigs has increased

As of April 1, 2022, there were 17.9 million heads of cattle (cattle) in Russia. This is approximately 2.4% lower when compared…

A record drop in meat consumption in Germany

Потребление мяса на душу населения в Германии упало на 2,1 кг по сравнению с 2020 годом и, таким образом, достигло нового…

Beef and poultry meat export from Russia increased

A significant increase in poultry and beef exports from Russia was recorded in the first quarter compared to the same period in…

Dutch government to invest €60M in cell-based agriculture sector

The Dutch government has set aside €60 million to put towards the development of cell-based food products like meat and milk…

Meat substitutes remain a niche product in Germany

The appetite of Germans for milk and meat substitutes is apparently more limited than is often portrayed. The German Farmers'…

American Beef Easter Holiday Weeks

American Beef Weeks coming soon at the Gastronome delicacy markets chain in Tbilisi, Georgia supported by USMEF