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PODCAST: A Triumphant Return - UB Consulting with Angel Rubio
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PODCAST: Meet Courtney - Futures, Cattle, and Cats
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PODCAST: USMCA - What It Means for Protein
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Matt Busardo joins Laura this week for the very first time representing the UB poultry office. They talk chicken paws, China, select breasts, and more. Be sure to listen in on Soundcloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.
Did you know? Urner Barry's Market Digest Podcast is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Podcast, iHeartRadio, and SoundCloud! More ways to listen to top industry news and analysis.
PODCAST: This Is Not a Yolk - Egg Inventories at All Time Highs
This week Egg Market Reporter Brian Moscogiuri talks about production levels, proposition 12 and how it affects the Urner Barry quote, exports of egg products and much more! Be sure to listen in on Soundcloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.
PODCAST: Introducing Urner Barry's Newest Pork Reporter, Chloe Krimmel
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PODCAST: Beyond Podcast - Chuck Muth of Beyond Meat
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Podcast: A Glimpse into the Future, A Look at the COMTELL Redesign
This week we have exciting new updates! Laura interviews Market Reporter and Director Russ Barton on the features of the COMTELL redesign...
PODCAST: Protein Power House - Global Protein Summit Recap
This week Laura interviews a full cast of characters. We have Russ Whitman, Russ Barton, Jamie Chadwick, and Gary Morrison on the show this week to discuss Urner Barry's Global Protein Summit. Our inaugural event was immensely successful and we want to thank all of you who helped make it happen!
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PODCAST: Navigating the Chicken Market - Football Season, GPS, and more!
This week Laura interviews the Director of Editorial Jamie Chadwick, and Senior Vice President Russ Whitman. They discuss the chicken market, Urner Barry's Global Protein Summit and much more. See you in Chicago, October 6-8th!
PODCAST: All Yolks Aside - Specialty Eggs Price Acceleration, Proposition 12, Anticipating Demand
This week Laura interviews our very own Brian Moscogiuri, Egg Market Reporter, and John Watson, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing at Braswell Family Farms. They discuss specialty egg price acceleration, Proposition 12, Duck Eggs, Baking, and much more!
PODCAST: Got Beef? African Swine Fever, Record Beef Margins, and the Global Protein Summit
This week Laura interviews Boxed Beef Reporter Gary Morrison and Pork Reporter Russ Barton. They discuss the Holcomb plant fire and it's affect on boxed beef margins, the latest outbreaks of African Swine Fever, and the topics of Urner Barry's Global Protein Summit in October!
The Podcast Podcast: Behind the Scenes of Market Digest
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PODCAST: International Trade, Tariffs, Trump Policies, and More with Michelle Klieger
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