In 2017, AMS hosted a series of stakeholder meetings for the three major livestock commodity groups - cattle and beef; swine and pork; and sheep, lamb, and imported lamb - to seek feedback on possible changes to improve the LMR market reporting program in advance of the next reauthorization of LMR.  AMS used the feedback from these meetings as the basis for a report to Congress to promote an orderly reauthorization of LMR in 2020 (Report to Congress, Livestock Mandatory Reporting, 2018 (pdf)).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase the following commercially available Dairy and Poultry products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.