Beef Exports Soar in September, Pork Remains on Records Pace for 2021

Weekly eNewsletter | November 15, 2021 | Volume 188

Beef Exports Soar in September, Pork Remains on Records Pace for 2021

Both U.S. beef and U.S. pork exports are on a record pace through September, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports posted one of the best months on record in September, with value climbing nearly 60% above last year. Pork export volume was slightly below last September, but value still increased 8%.

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Gov. Evers Announces $100 Million For Next Round of State Broadband Expansion Grants

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), announced that $100 million will be available for the next round of the State Broadband Expansion Grant Program. Altogether, under Gov. Evers, the 2019, 2020, and 2021 state broadband expansion grants and efforts funded using federal funds for broadband grants have provided or are going to provide more than 300,000 homes and businesses with access to new or improved service.

Bulgaria Reports African Swine Fever Outbreak at Industrial Farm

Bulgarian veterinary authorities on Monday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at an industrial farm that has a total of 180 pigs in the southern village of Radinovo.

The outbreak is the second at an industrial farm in a Balkan country this year, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said in a statement.

All the pigs at the farm will be culled, the agency said, and a three-kilometer quarantine zone set up around it to stop the spread of the disease, which is incurable in pigs but harmless to humans.

Deer Farm Tests Positive For CWD

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer from an Eau Claire County hunt ranch has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Positive samples from a 3-year-old buck were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The herd of approximately 15 deer is under quarantine while an epidemiological investigation is conducted by DATCP and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarians and staff.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Wisconsin Agriculture/Carbon/ Energy/Water Initiative (A-CEW)

Policy Leaders from the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate seek public comment and input to improve public/private initiatives. The responses to this request will help in the development of a series of recommendations to be forwarded to respective Legislative committees for their consideration in early 2022.