Now that the mystery illness impacting some dairy herds has been revealed as the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza that has been impacting the U.S. poultry flock, pork producers are asking questions.
A rebound in Ohio's swine population since the loss of hundreds of thousands of pigs to a virus last year in the state is expected to continue to help lower pork prices for consumers.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has added a British pork supplier, helping ease a monthslong shortage of the meat used in its popular carnitas burrito and taco filling.
A new Purdue Extension publication presents local and state leaders with research findings on the similarities and differences in how people in rural and urban Indiana perceive animal agriculture.
After an encouraging performance in April, exports of U.S. beef and pork lost momentum in May, falling below year-ago levels in both volume and value according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)
U.S. corn inventories are the highest since 1988, and that still won’t be enough of a cushion to keep supplies from tightening as demand for livestock feed surges and farmers cut back on acreage.
If you are one of the estimated 10,000 cattle producers in Mississippi, you may have faced a challenge in finding a veterinarian to treat a sick or injured animal right away.
Among the many issues generating anxiety for some industry stakeholders is the possible impact on retail beef prices (and hence derived prices at wholesale and live animal levels) of changes in available supplies of competing meats.
A first-of-its-kind workshop series may have been called North Carolina Barbecue Camp, but its topics went beyond the state’s traditional Eastern and Lexington styles as presenters delved into the cuisine of other national barbecue hot spots such as Memphis, Kansas City and Texas.
Canada and Mexico will be able to impose tariffs on American products if the U.S. doesn’t change its rules on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for meat.
To track the changing prices paid by consumers for five staples at the breakfast table— eggs, bacon, cereal, bananas, and coffee—we looked at the components of the Consumer Price Index from April 2014 to March 2015.
Buying Applegate will give Hormel a brand that sources meat from about 1,800 family farms and sells a range of products from turkey deli slices and chicken strips to bacon and corn dogs.
Hormel Foods is paying $775 million to add natural and organic meats producer Applegate Farms to its roster of food brands that include Spam canned ham, Dinty Moore stew and Jennie-O turkey.
Exports of U.S. pork and beef gained momentum in March after starting the year slowly, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
JBS SA, a bovine slaughterer that became the world’s biggest meat company, now sees chicken as a better way of tapping emerging-market demand growth than beef.
At a livestock industry conference last week, the main topic covered was outlook—both for feed and livestock/meat. However, the most lively discussions revolved around price reporting.
Earlier hopes that Japan would accommodate more imports of agricultural products with lower tariffs took a beating this weekend when the nation's negotiator made it clear rice, wheat, barley, beef, pork, dairy products, sugar and starch crops are considered politically sensitive products that have to be protected.
Mother Nature is playing tricks already with excessive rain, says Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group. Add to that, farmers are cutting back on inputs. Too soon to tell, but maybe the nail isn't yet in farm bank account coffins!
The general negativity in the market feels frightening familiar to many producers. This week, all the ag markets were lower with the exception of cotton and soybean oil. The live cattle market, which lost more than $4 this week, "is like trying to catch a knife," says Jerry Gulke of the Gulke Group. "Producers really have to lock in a margin.
While still impacted by severe congestion in the West Coast ports, February exports of U.S. beef, pork and lamb bounced back to some degree from the totals posted in January.
JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat producer, is considering reviving plans for an initial public offering of its U.S.-based unit as North American stock valuations rise relative to Brazil, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Traders spent the weekend digesting last week's Federal Reserve comments and Cattle on Feed; next week the biggies will be Cold Storage and Hogs & Pigs.
As negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Trade agreement continue, the Japan Pork Producers Association says it could tolerate a cut in pork duties to as low as 240 yen ($2) a kilogram from a maximum 482 yen at present. Japan is the top export market for U.S. pork. Other Asian nations also might be more accessible under the TPP.
The USMEF Market Expo, a market education program that allows producers and other USMEF members to observe international market development activities for U.S. pork and beef.
Shipping delays caused by the West Coast labor dispute combined with a number of economic factors to drive export volumes for beef and pork to four-year lows.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Market Expo, a market education program that allows producers and other USMEF members to observe international market development activities for U.S. pork and beef, began last week in Shanghai, China.
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.
Iowa is widely known for its corn and hogs. Less well known is that livestock and farm commodities, most often at remote rural locations, often are an easy target for thieves.