Ukraine's 'Last Poultry Company Standing' (Exclusive Interview with MHP's Chairman)

“If we fail and our distribution fails, then we fail Ukraine…”. This is what MHP’s Executive Chairman, John Rich shared with Feedinfo’s Editor in Chief, Simon Duke during a recent discussion regarding the poultry integrator’s push to maintain operations amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In this episode of Feedinfo’s Feed for Thought podcast, Mr. Rich also shares how the company’s day-to-day operations have been affected by the invasion and how the company is working with the Red Cross to extract citizens in conflict zones. He also discusses the recent shelling of an MHP warehouse in the Kyiv region and the various distribution struggles the company is facing in trying to ensure food security in the country.

PODCAST: Urner Barry's All New Cage-Free Quote Series

This week on Market Digest we are introducing the brand-new cage-free egg quotation series, now available on COMTELL! Host Laura Zinger catches up with Karyn in the egg office to discuss these new quotations, explain how Proposition 12 might affect the egg market, and to introduce our newest egg market researcher Luke!

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 41

On this week’s episode, UK beef market expert Mike Nesbitt discusses holiday demand for beef not meeting expectation, COVID fears affecting foodservice and retail, and more.

PODCAST: Forecasting the Egg Market with Urner Barry Consulting

Covering white large, conventional shell eggs, breaking stock, and more of the most important quotes for the egg market, Angel Rubio of Urner Barry Consulting discusses the new Egg Market Forecast. In this episode, Angel and Laura cover the management of large data sets to produce accurate information, forecasting market influencers in order to forecast the egg market, the incredible confidence interval the forecast, and the expertise of Urner Barry Consulting.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 40

This week on UK Beef Chats, Mike Nesbitt gives us a rundown of trade, foodservice demand starting to drop off with the holiday season, retail driving the market with firm demand, availability issues affecting price movement.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 39

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt discusses the gradual softening of dead weight quotations, plants continuing to battle labor shortages and high operating costs, UK trade agreement with New Zealand, CPTPP and more.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 38

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt updates us on how strong retail demand and foodservice recovery are keeping beef prices elevated, how the end of the furlough scheme will impact the labor market, and more!

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 37

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt updates us on how strong retail demand and foodservice recovery are keeping beef prices elevated, how the end of the furlough scheme will impact the labor market, and more!

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 36

In this week’s episode of UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt discusses developments on the CO2 shortage in the UK, lack of drivers affecting the UK beef market, and how these influencers impact the price of beef cuts.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 35

Topics this week include CO2 shortages and measures the UK government is making to help, how panic buying of petrol is influencing the beef market, updates on beef cut pricing, and more on the UK Beef market.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 34

This week on the UK beef market recap market expert Mike Nesbitt gives us details on the impending CO2 shortage and what effect it will potentially have on beef demand. CO2 is used to stun in poultry and pork production plants, a shortage will hinder their supply chain.

PODCAST:Executive Conference 2021: The Return To In-Person Events, Networking, And Market Analytics

This week on Market Digest our host Laura Zinger discusses the return to live events with our very own Nidha Jasrai and CEO Joe Muldowney. Topics include the "back to school" type feeling of going to an in-person event, the chance to golf with all-star athlete Bo Jackson after his keynote speaking session, and the overall superiority of networking in person.

Follow this link to register for the Executive Conference!
https://www.urnerbarry.com/executive/

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 33

UK Beef market expert Mike Nesbitt updates us on Brexit influences on beef imports into the UK, UK trade deals with importing countries, and on the export market.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 29

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt discusses production issues hindering the beef supply chain, processing capacity still hit by uncertainty, updates on transportation issues and more.

PODCAST: Something Sweet: Sugar Market Insights With Mckeany Flavell Co.

This week on Market Digest, Host Laura interviews Mike Caughlan and Kevin Combs of Mckeany-Flavell to discuss the sugar market, mitigating market chain reactions, the difference between beet and cane sugar, and a look towards the 2022 refined and unrefined sugar markets.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 28

This week on UK Beef Chats Episode 28, Mike Nesbitt discusses the softening of red meat demand at retail, items that are peaking interest for catering demand, panic buying and much more!

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 27

This week on UK Beef Chats we cover highs across the UK Beef Complex, tight supplies, labor issues and driver shortages. 

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 26

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt discusses labor shortages, pandemic pressure on the supply chain, and elevated prices.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 25

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt discusses how different parts of the supply chain are mitigating elevated prices and supply issues. Also covered are notable trends in the imports market.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 24

This week on UK Beef Chats, Market Report Mike Nesbitt discusses the rise of dead weight prices, shortage of cattle influencing the UK beef market, and plans to remove social distancing restrictions in the UK.

PODCAST: UK Beef Chats Episode 23

This week on UK Beef Chats, market expert Mike Nesbitt updates us on supply chain pressure on the UK market and availability for product, retail and summer barbeque demand, sporting events supporting meat sales and more.