Pork Business
For the past 16 years, the Oklahoma Pork Council and the Oklahoma Blood Institute have teamed up for the annual Pre-Memorial Day Blood Drive. This year’s event will be held May 26-27.
Mexico’s duty suspension is likely to benefit European pork and Brazilian poultry, while beef imports remain relatively unchanged.
Dr. Joan Arnoldi, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s first female female Deputy Administrator and Chief Veterinary Officer of the United States, passed away on May 10.
British meat producer Cranswick stands by its outlook for the current fiscal year and reported higher annual profit, as it continues to rein in costs stemming from inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain issues.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro wants to review her country’s 2004 trade agreement with the United States, the National Pork Producers Council reports in Capital Update.
Dr. Max Rodibaugh, 69, passed away on Thursday, May 19, at his home in Frankfort, Ind., surrounded by his wife and children. He will long be remembered for his contributions to the swine industry and its people.
A box declared as “earphones” arrived from Malaysia on May 4. But when U.S. Customs and Border Protection ag specialists opened it up, they discovered 26 vials containing live centipedes concealed in earphone cases.
The U.S.-China trade war began in July 2018 when the Trump administration imposed tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods. Nearly four years later, the debate remains as to which country actually won.
Smithfield is recalling approximately 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat bacon topping products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 40,343 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $45.96, up $2.23 per head from last week.
U.S. diesel prices are the highest ever, with warnings of shortages, especially in the eastern U.S., and the most intensive part of the farming season is still ahead.
The latest round of agricultural credit condition surveys from the Federal Reserve banks show high farm real estate values are supporting farm finances.
Opportunity or challenge? A survey from Veylinx, a consumer insights platform, found 77% of respondents said they could be convinced to buy meat alternatives. Gen Z consumers were the most interested at 87%.
Protecting herd health is a priority for pork producers, but despite scientific advances and improved biosecurity measures, disease prevention, as well as timely detection and mitigation, remain constant concerns.
Some farmers are concerned about the possibility of losing farmland to energy projects like wind and solar. John Phipps points out some major misconceptions about the placement of solar projects.
Deere & Co reported a 17% rise in quarterly profit on Friday, boosted by higher sales for its tractors, combines and sprayers.
Most traits of importance in the swine industry are affected by both genetics and environmental factors, including nutrition, management, etc. Uterine prolapse appears to be no exception to this, says Dr. Jack Dekkers.
Sow mortality continues to baffle the pork industry. Although no one has uncovered the smoking gun, most would agree that it’s a multifactorial problem.
McDonald’s Corp is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, who will rebrand them under a new name, ending more than three decades of the “Golden Arches” in the country.
Is putting up a new swine barn in southwest Wisconsin national news? When the Associated Press released a story about AV Roth’s plans to construct a new hog building, he admits he was a little surprised.
Walmart Inc. knows where to put its price gap to achieve profitable growth. That message, delivered by C. Douglas McMillon, Walmart president and CEO, proves how aggressive retailers have to be on food pricing now.
Swine industry leaders from across the globe will take part in the United Pork Americas Pre-Event Symposium scheduled for Wednesday, May 25.
Nepal has reported its first cases of African swine fever, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday.
Programs to help U.S. farmers build markets overseas boosted agricultural exports by an average of $9.6 billion annually from 1977 to 2019, representing 13.7 percent of total agricultural export value, says a new study.
IN-DEPTH MARKET ANALYSIS: Wednesday was a risk-off day in the agricultural commodity markets.
The North American Meat Institute says it is disappointed the House Agriculture Committee voted to approve the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act.
“DispatchTrack was able to help Centerra plan routes that allowed tanks to refill when they were two-thirds empty, resulting in fewer trips and real cost savings,” Satish Natarajan says.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus opened a lot of eyes in 2013 as the disease devastated many pork operations. Lessons learned from the introduction of PEDV have helped direct investments in research in the industry.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. celebrates 20 years of achievements and progress towards environmental, diversity, and stewardship goals.
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis on Tuesday recommended McDonald’s Corp investors vote for the company’s directors, dealing a setback to billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s efforts to replace two directors.