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Hong Kong authorities ordered the culling of all 3,000 pigs in a herd after the African swine fever virus was discovered to be spreading for the first time in one of the city’s farms.
A new report suggests investments and partnerships in agriculture could help reduce U.S. GHG emissions by two-thirds by encouraging widespread adoption of climate-smart practices on farms and ranches.
The Philippines plans to increase pork imports this year to roughly 400,000 tonnes, more than double the initial proposal, as it seeks to cover a domestic shortfall that has pushed market prices higher.
Although 2020 was a hard year to find the good news, AgriTalk host Chip Flory said pork exports were definitely one of those good stories. On Monday, he discussed the 2020 report with National Pork Board’s Norman Bessac.
China’s most-active hog futures contract surged more than 4% on Monday and shares of the country’s biggest pig producer rallied after recent reports highlighted severe disease outbreaks in the world’s largest pig herd.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced what pork producers have known for some time. Disease outbreaks can cause severe economic impacts. Here’s a look at how this guided delegates at the IPPA annual meeting.
Despite everything 2020 has thrown at the pork industry, Scott Brown, University of Missouri ag economist, says hog production is lining up reasonably well right now. He shared his thoughts on what’s ahead on AgriTalk.
Tyson Foods, Inc., is piloting a new Matrix Medical Network program that assesses, addresses, verifies and monitors the effectiveness of Tyson’s efforts to protect its workforce from COVID-19.
Impossible Foods said it would cut the prices of its faux meat patties by 20% at U.S. grocery stores as it ramps up production with a larger plan to eventually undercut ground beef prices.
The Center for Food Safety filed a legal brief challenging FDA’s approval of soy leghemoglobin (“heme”), a color additive used to make Impossible Foods’ Impossible Burger appear to “bleed” like real meat.
Although sodium and sugars are integral components of a well-rounded diet, Smithfield Foods, Inc., says shifts in consumer expectations have inspired a concerted effort to reduce the use of these ingredients.
Claiming losses of “more than $200 million” in connection with “200,000 cattle that did not exist,” Tyson asks for a court-appointed receiver to takeover Easterday Ranches in Washington state.
Flexibility remains critical for animal protein industry, CoBank says, as foodservice sales are not likely to reach pre-pandemic levels before mid-2022.
Legendary. In the annals of survival history, Todd Orr’s account is incredible and magnified by a deuce: He skirted death in two separate grizzly bear attacks separated by mere minutes.
The wild pig bomb has detonated across U.S. agriculture, ripping and rooting billion-dollar scars every year, with high end estimates of 11 million feral swine running riot. Will a new effort halt the wild pig advance?
Wild pigs are responsible for an estimated $1.5 billion in agricultural damage and control costs each year in the United States, not including the costs from environmental damage, property damage, vehicle collisions, and water quality impacts. They are established in 36 states and population estimates place wild pig numbers at 6.3 million nationwide.
PepsiCo Inc and Beyond Meat Inc said on Tuesday they would form a joint venture to develop and sell snacks and beverages made from plant-based protein.
New research shows I’m not the only one who upped my cooking game last year. A new study provides insight into which cooking and consumption habits are likely to continue into the new year and beyond.
The sausage, which was sold in 1-lb. chubs, could contain pieces of thin blue rubber.
People in Beijing are grumbling over high prices for pork ahead of the Lunar New Year as lockdowns in a neighboring province to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has disrupted deliveries to the Chinese capital.
Tyson Foods has agreed to pay a settlement of $221.5 million in the broiler chicken antitrust civil price-fixing lawsuit, according to filings Tuesday in federal court in Chicago.
The Philippines is aiming to triple pork imports this year, the agriculture minister said, after domestic prices jumped more than 50% from a year earlier as African swine fever decimated hog populations.
In addition to payment, the deal includes a pledge from JBS to cooperate against other pork processors named as defendants.
Check out the new NPPC campaign that’s turning heads and bringing to light how U.S. pork producers protect the environment.
Former Tyson Foods Waterloo, Iowa, plant managers dispute claims of how an “office pool” regarding COVID-19 was portrayed in news stories and deny it was about how many employees would contract the virus.
A new $11.65-million investment by the USDA will fund 14 projects to help farmers and private landowners trap and control feral swine.
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to settle a portion of a class action lawsuit alleging some of the nation’s major poultry companies conspired to fix broiler prices and rig bids.
Nearly 10,000 pigs were killed in a devastating fire at Wes and Wanda Pitcher’s hog operation near Gila, Ill.
November U.S. beef exports jumped 6% higher, the largest since July 2019. Meanwhile, U.S. pork exports January-November set new annual records for both volume and value.
Beef exports posted one of the best months on record in November. It was also a strong month for pork exports – which already set new full-year volume and value records, even with December results still to be added.