October 19, 2018
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Beef exports set record;
pork challenges continue
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
U.S. meat exports, August
Capital Press
U.S. beef exports in Au-
gust worth nearly $752 million
eclipsed the previous record
high in May of $722.1 million,
according to USDA and U.S.
Meat Export Federation.
Pork exports, however,
were dinged by retaliatory
tariffs by China and Mexico
and dipped 3 percent in value
year over year and 1 percent in
volume, USMEF reported this
week.
Beef exports in August to-
taled 119,850 metric tons, up 7
percent from year-earlier lev-
els. For the third consecutive
month, exports of beef mus-
cle cuts set a volume record
at 95,181 metric tons — an
increase of 9 percent year over
year. The value of those cuts
increased 13 percent this year
to $679.6 million.
“U.S. beef exports continue
to achieve tremendous growth,
not only in our mainstay Asian
markets but in the Western
Hemisphere as well,” Dan
Halstrom, USMEF president
and CEO, said in a press re-
lease accompanying the latest
data.
January through August,
beef exports were up 9 percent
in volume year over year to
899,300 metric tons and in-
creased 18 percent in value to
$5.51 billion.
Quantity (Metric tons)
2017
2018
Percent
change
112,069
183,658
659
119,850
182,372
1,353
7%
-1
105
2017
2018
Percent
change
$679.1
511.4
1.7
$751.7
494.1
2
Item*
Beef
Pork
Lamb and mutton
Value (Millions of dollars)
Item*
Beef
Pork
Lamb and mutton
11%
-3
16
*All items include variety meats.
Source: USDA (data compiled by U.S. Meat Export Federation)
Through August, beef ex-
ports to Japan were up 7 per-
cent in volume and 11 percent
in value to $1.42 billion.
Beef exports to South Ko-
rea January through August
increased 39 percent in vol-
ume and 54 percent in value to
$1.15 billion, close to the full-
year record of $1.22 billion set
in 2017. Beef exports to Mex-
ico were up 1 percent this year
through August and 8 percent
in value to $693.9 million.
USMEF noted recent head-
way in market access, with
favorable terms for U.S. beef
exports being preserved in
Mexico, Canada and South
Korea and trade talks getting
underway with Japan.
“A trade agreement with
Japan would bring opportuni-
ties for even greater expansion
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as U.S. beef becomes more
affordable for Japanese con-
sumers and is back on a level
playing field with Australian
beef,” Halstrom said.
Beef exports January
through August accounted
for 13.5 percent of total U.S.
beef production with an av-
erage value of $318.66 per
head of U.S. fed slaughter
— a 16 percent increase year
over year.
While pork exports January
through August were 1 percent
ahead of year-earlier levels in
volume and 3 percent higher
in value to $4.32 billion, they
took a hit in August.
“Pork exports have posted
an impressive performance in
2018, but the retaliatory duties
are clearly a significant obsta-
cle,” Halstrom said.
Idaho cattle convention loads agenda
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
Capital Press
The Idaho Cattle Associa-
tion’s annual convention and
trade show will offer a host of
cowboy-centric discussions,
from politics and regulations
to financial management and
marketing opportunities.
The convention is set for
Nov. 12-14 at the Sun Valley
Resort.
The trade show begins at 10
a.m. Monday, and the conven-
tion kicks off at 1 p.m. with a
presentation by Bruce Vincent,
a third-generation logger from
Libby, Mont.
Vincent will share the tim-
ber industry’s experience with
anti-timber activism and how
it spent enormous resources
and wasted years of opportu-
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nity by not leading the charge
to implement its own vision of
forestry in the U.S. His mes-
sage is how the cattle industry
can avoid the same pitfalls.
His presentation will be
followed by breakout sessions
on public lands, environmental
policy, the Idaho Rangeland
Resource Commission and
Quick Books.
This year’s Cattlemen’s
College will include manage-
ment strategies for a strong
financial future with North-
west Farm Credit Services and
improving the value of mar-
ketable products through man-
agement with Zoetis.
A trade show dinner and
auction will follow.
Tuesday will commence
with breakfast updates from
the Idaho Brand Department
and Idaho State Department of
Agriculture followed by feeder
and cow-calf/breeder council
sessions.
Celia Gould, state agri-
culture director, will take the
stage to talk about programs to
promote the beef industry and
Idaho agriculture, and the Ida-
ho Beef Council will update
cattle producers on checkoff
programs during lunch.
The convention will also
include discussions of ICA
policy with a vote on resolu-
tions to follow.
The day will wind down
with a national policy update
and president’s banquet.
The closing session on
Wednesday morning will fo-
cus on meat quality with pro-
fessors from the University of
Idaho.
SAVE
THE
DATE
M
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
Capital Press
Groups representing livestock, bee and
fish haulers have petitioned the U.S. Depart-
ment of Transportation asking for a five-year
exemption from requirements that limit com-
mercial truck drivers’ time behind the wheel.
The regulations went into effect last year
as part of a new requirement for electronic
logging devices, with livestock haulers grant-
ed temporary waivers.
The petition — by the National Cattle-
men’s Beef Association, Livestock Marketing
Association, American Beekeeping Federa-
tion, American Honey Producers Federation,
National Aquaculture Association and Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation — also supports
the use of modern fatigue-management prac-
tices.
Current DOT rules limit drive time to 11
hours and limit total on-duty time to 14 hours,
after which drivers have to take a 10-hour rest
before driving again.
The current requirements “may place the
well-being of livestock at risk during trans-
port and impose significant burdens on live-
stock haulers,” the groups said.
The organizations are asking the agency
to instead grant livestock haulers approval to
drive 15 hours with 16 hours of total on-duty
time.
The groups estimated the exemption is
needed for about 25 percent to 30 percent
Maegan Murray/EO Media Group File
Agricultural groups say the proposed limit on
driving livestock trucks is unreasonable and
poses a threat to the animals’ health.
of livestock hauls. They also said grant-
ing the exemption wouldn’t negatively
impact motor vehicle safety because live-
stock haulers are experienced, plan their
trips carefully, operate specialized equip-
ment and routinely undergo transportation
training.
Based on DOT data between 2013 and
2015, livestock haulers accounted for 6.6 per-
cent of all commercial drivers but were only
involved in about 0.8 percent of total crashes
involving large trucks, they said.
In addition, “livestock haulers believe
the exemption could be implemented in
conjunction with a number of agreed-upon
fatigue-management countermeasures that
would ensure an equivalent or greater level
of safety than would be achieved absent such
exemption,” they said.
18 th Annual
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
3 Big Days!
Tues • Wed • Thurs
NOVEMBER
13 • 14 • 15
4 Big Buildings!
CORE Pesticide Training for credits
CPR/AED Training (Register online)
Forklift Certification Classes (Register online)
Antique Farm Equipment Show
with over 70 pieces on display
180+ Vendors and Dozens of New
Exhibitors! Another 20,000 sq. ft. of
indoor heated displays!
Back by Popular Demand: Wed. Evening
Dine Around Oregon. Tickets available online.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Meetings: Santiam Classroom (Repeats on Thursday)
Training: 2018 CORE Training No pre-registration required.
Admission is $4 at the door, parking is
free, courses are complimentary with admission. Each one hour = one credit. Oregon and Washington
Department of Ag recertification credits apply.
• 10:30-11:30AM • Jeffrey Jenkins; Pesticide Human Health Risk Assessment
A general discussion of the basic principles toxicology and key elements of pesticide human health risk
assessment applied to glyphosate case study.
• 11:30-12:30PM • Jeffrey Jenkins; A System Approach to Water Quality Assessment in Oregon
Watersheds • Introduction to the OSU Watershed Assessment Framework and more.
• Lunch or other Break
• 2:00 – 3:00 p.m • Kaci Buhl; Worker Protection Standard – What Agricultural Employers Need
to Know • Will cover the requirements for agricultural employers under the WPS.
• 3:00 – 4:00 p.m • Andrea Sonnen; ODA Update / Lessons Learned • A brief overview of updates to
laws and regulations and a look at several cases from the previous year detailing lessons learned.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
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Groups request flexibility for livestock haulers
Meetings:
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Willamette Conference Center
• 10:30- 12:15PM • CPR / AED with Standard First Aid (Advanced online registration required and
$30.00 fee) • Pacific Health & Safety will provide authorized health and safety training at the 2018
Willamette Valley Ag Expo. This course will cover CPR & choking for ages 8 and over, AED training for
adult and child victims, and first aid for basic injuries and sudden illnesses. Certification from this
course is valid for 2 years. • Pacific Health & Safety uses American Trauma Event Management and
American Red Cross training materials that conform to national standards that are based on the same
scientific guidelines and treatment recommendations used by the American Heart Association
guidelines, International Liaison committee on Resuscitation guidelines, and Emergency Cardiac Care
scientific guidelines.
• 1:30-2:45PM • Standard First Aid (Registration required, and $15.00 fee) • Pacific Health & Safety
will provide authorized health & safety training at the 2018 Willamette Valley Ag Expo. This course
will cover First Aid for basic injuries & sudden illnesses. Certification from this course is valid for 2 years.
• 10:30 a.m. • Forklift Certification Training: – Santiam Classroom (Advanced registration required,
free with admission) • Includes: classroom, workbook, written knowledge check verification with a
scheduled practical driving evaluation immediately following. Proof of successful completion of
course, knowledge check, and practical driving evaluation provided. Program and equipment
provided/donated by Pape Material Handling and OVERTON Safety Training. Class size limited to 40
people. Advanced registration required online at www.wvaexpo.com. This class is free with paid
admission. Class size limited to 40 people. (All materials and instruction is provided in English)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Meetings: Santiam Classroom
Training: 2018 CORE Training (Repeat of Tuesday, November 13)
November 7 - 8, 2018
• 10:30-11:30AM • Jeffrey Jenkins; Pesticide Human Health Risk Assessment
A general discussion of the basic principles toxicology and key elements of pesticide human health risk
assessment applied to glyphosate case study.
• 11:30-12:30PM • Jeffrey Jenkins; A System Approach to Water Quality Assessment in Oregon
Watersheds • Introduction to the OSU Watershed Assessment Framework, a systems approach
employing monitoring, modeling and geospatial analysis to aid in stakeholder evaluation of
alternative IPM practices and BMPs designed to reduce pesticide surface water loading.
• Lunch or other Break
• 2:00 – 3:00 p.m • Kaci Buhl; Worker Protection Standard – What Agricultural Employers Need
to Know • Will cover the requirements for agricultural employers under the WPS, as revised in 2015.
Provisions for training, central posting, decontamination requirements, and other topics will be
discussed , with questions and answers.
• 3:00 – 4:00 p.m • Andrea Sonnen; ODA Update / Lessons Learned • A brief overview of updates to
laws and regulations and a look at several cases from the previous year detailing lessons learned.
TRAC Center — Pasco, WA
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THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR 2017 WILLAMETTE VALLEY AG EXPO SPONSORS:
• Ag Chains Plus, Partial Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon
• Ag West Supply, Partial Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon
• Boshart Trucking, Full Sponsor, FFA Transportation to the event
• Coastal Farm, Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon
• Complete Wireless, Full Sponsor, Complimentary coffee for vendors
• Doerfler Farms, Sponsor, FFA Transportation to the event
CORE
• Fastline, Sponsor, Cinnamon Rolls in the Cascade Bldg.
Pesticide
• Farmland Tractor, Full Sponsor, Antique Farm Equipment display
Training
• Les Schwab Tires, Ag Scholarship Sponsor
• Nutrien Ag Solutions, Sponsor, FFA Transportation.
wvaexpo.com
• NW 94 Sales, Partial Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon
• Northwest Farm Credit Service, Partial Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon
• Pacific Health & Safety Sponsor, First Aid/CPR/AED Training
• Overton Safety Training, Full Sponsor, Forklift Training
• Pape Machinery, Partial Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon
• Peterson Machinery, Full Sponsor, Dine Around Oregon Presenting Sponsor
• Sunbelt Rentals, Full Sponsor, Sunbelt Arena
• Oregonians for Food & Shelter, Full Sponsor, CORE Training
• And thank you to the following Dine Around Oregon sponsors: NORPAC Foods
• Reed Anderson Ranches • Manning Farms • Oregon Dairy Women
• Oregon Cattleman’s Association
For information about sessions
or presenters please contact:
Andy Steinkamp
For Expo updates, 3700 Knox Butte Rd
andy.steinkamp@valleyag.com • 503-932-5049
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