Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 9,985 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $68.06, down $1.37 per head from last week.

USDA’s APHIS updates the surveillance plan to combat African and Classical swine fevers to include increased mitigation and proactive prevention efforts.

A round-up of new leadership at K-State, Indiana Pork and the Animal Agriculture Alliance.

China’s second-quarter pork output climbed to 13.78 million tonnes, according to calculations based on official data released on Friday, the highest level for the period since at least 2015.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh remained optimistic about contract negotiations between workers and shipping companies for some of the country’s most important ports, even as talks extend past a previous deadline.

Infuriating price increases are the topic of the day, and but like the 80’s, rising inflation is driven largely by energy and the price of oil. It’s now less about the supply of oil, and more about refining capacity.