Pork Business
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., doing business as Margherita Meats, Inc., is recalling approximately 10,990 pounds of ready-to-eat pepperoni products that may be adulterated with Bacillus cereus.
A bill approved by the Massachusetts Legislature to delay enforcement of rules called for in Question 3, the Commonwealth’s animal confinement voter initiative, is on its way to the Governor to be signed into law.
The number pigs on German farms has fallen to the lowest in 25 years and more farmers are giving up pig keeping because of weak demand and low pork prices.
The pork market is a constant mix of headwinds and tailwinds. Your individual viewpoint of where the balance sorts itself out can have a real impact on the outcome, says Clint Schwab of The Maschhoffs.
For many, 2021 will not just be remembered as another year we battled COVID-19. It will also be remembered as the year African swine fever found its way back into the Western Hemisphere.
Animal activist groups went full Grinch-mode this week, calling for the end of “animal gifting” programs such as Heifer International and ‘Hatching Hope’ that work to support impoverished people. Because, well, Humbug!
Pork prices, not industry profits, are rising. Economists reveal that prices are rising due to increased transportation costs, supply bottlenecks and delays and increased labor costs throughout the pork chain.
Although it’s important to focus our biosecurity efforts on the farms, now is a good time of year to review important feed mill biosecurity in these five key areas, says Laura Greiner of Iowa State University.
As gasoline prices climbed this year, is it policy or other factors that fueled the rise? John Phipps covers the topic in U.S. Farm Report’s Customer Support.
From increased input prices, to a dimmer outlook on corn export demand, analysts say there are a multitude of factors driving the outlook into the new year. Analysts weigh in on their price picture projections for 2022.
Taiwan’s opposition suffered a setback on Saturday after voters rejected four referendums, including one asking whether to ban imports of pork containing ractopamine.
Four economists weigh in on the 2022 pork outlook and share their advice for pig farmers heading into the new year.
As we launch into a new year of production, a cluster of indicators show this year could be much better than current expectations. Let’s allow ASF to warm the bench while we look at the bullish indicators for 2022.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 9,150 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $76.25, up $2.51 per head from last week.
A mistrial has been declared by a federal judge in Denver overseeing the trial of 10 current and former chicken company executives charged with price-fixing and bid-rigging.
The 2022 Iowa Pork Congress will be held Jan. 26-27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. This event is North America’s largest winter swine trade show and conference. Here’s a preview.
We can’t think of a more fitting way to honor NPPC CEO Neil Dierks, one of the greatest leaders of all time in the industry, than with reflections from friends and colleagues as he prepares to retire later this month.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday on technical selling, softer cash cattle markets this week and worries about export demand for U.S. beef, traders said.
Registration is now open for SowBridge, the distance educational series for those who work with sows, boars and piglets, and with genetic and reproductive issues.
Cutting the numbers of wild boar will be critical in combating the pig disease African swine fever in Germany.
China’s Hebei province said on Wednesday that it has confirmed a new African swine fever outbreak in pigs being transported from other provinces.
Kent Bang, director of swine lending at Compeer Financial, shares his views on mentoring, leadership, strategy and what he’s learned during his career in this exclusive Farm Journal’s PORK Q&A.
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The National Pork Board announced an additional $15 million investment of Pork Checkoff funds in the Swine Health Information Center, extending funding for the center through 2027.
China will raise import tariffs on most pork products next year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, after the world’s top producer rapidly expanded domestic production and reduced its needs for imports.
Although red meat exports are on a record pace in 2021, shipping delays and obstacles remain a major concern for exporters and their international customers.
Here’s how three state pork associations are giving back to their communities and making a difference.
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research project is taking animal production to the next level and has the potential to enhance individual animal monitoring and care practices as well as create farm labor efficiencies.
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 and needs to be approached from many perspectives.
USDA launched a new program to assist hog producers who sold hogs through a negotiated sale during the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.