A fire broke out at JBS’ beef packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska late Sunday night. The fire was reportedly caused by a boiler exploding in the rendering section of the plant. Local news reports cited the Grand Island Fire Department as saying the roof was on fire around 10 PM Sunday night. The Grand Island Fire Department’s twitter feed reported fourth and fifth alarms were issued by 12:28 AM Monday morning. JBS said on Facebook that “fabrication and slaughter A and B shift will not be working September 13, 2021”. The fire comes as JBS was investing nearly $100 million in to expand the plant’s capacity. The fire will likely be a major issue for the U.S. beef and cattle industry and WPI will c...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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