Pork Business
After more than a decade of legislative proposals, the Biden Administration is preparing plans to allow equipment owners to have the right to repair their own equipment. AEM and John Deere responded to the planned order.
An expected executive order by the Biden Administration could have sweeping impacts on agriculture, and includes allowing USDA to create new rules to increase competition in the meat industry and protect producers.
The American Farm Bureau says average cost for 10 people is less than $6 per person.
The Biden administration has until the end of August to file an appeal on the ruling enforcing the slower speeds.
Smithfield Foods said on Wednesday it will pay $83 million to settle litigation that accused several companies of conspiring to limit supply in the U.S. pork market to inflate prices and their own profits.
Is Petition 13 out of Oregon as ridiculous as it sounds? Hannah Thompson-Weeman, vice president for strategic engagement at the Animal Agriculture Alliance, weighs in on Petition 13, the PAUSE Act and Prop 12.
What happens when wild pigs are given 1,000 tons of groceries per day in the form of landfill trash? Expect a ticking time bomb, and quite possibly, a $50 billion blow to the entire U.S. pork industry.
An average family of four loses nearly $1,500 to uneaten food each year, according to USDA research. Wasted food is wasted money.
Prices for popular fresh pork items recently hit record levels. The National Pork Board says low inventory, sky-high foodservice demand and labor issues are fueling prices for grill-ready items this summer.
A plan to help farmers and ranchers reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while gaining more clarity on carbon markets, is moving through Congress. The Senate approved the “Growing Climate Solutions Act,” with a 92-8 vote.
Foodservice spending at restaurants and bars totaled a record $67 billion last month. That’s up more than $1 billion from February despite analysts saying the issue of finding restaurant staff is holding back sales.
As the pork industry continues to get a grasp on the total impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on hog production across the U-S, one analyst says Thursday’s Hogs and Pigs Report could reveal even more details.
The pork cutout value hit a new record loss, dropping almost $13 on Tuesday. The primal belly was down more than $59, and primal rib dropping more than $16. Pork futures also dropped again on Wednesday.
USDA’s June Hogs and Pigs Report showed total inventory was down 2% from June 2020 but up 1% from the March report. One analyst says the big takeaways are the the pig crop and pigs per litter numbers.
United Animal Health from the 2021 World Pork Expo
When your 91-year-old mother says a storm is coming and it’s coming fast, you better listen, says David Martin, an Iowa farmer. He shares the unforgettable story of how trees saved his pigs during the derecho winds.
U.S. beef and pork exports set new value records in May, according to the latest data released by USDA. USMEF president and CEO Dan Halstrom discusses the data in this report.
Cash-traded weaner pig volume was above average this week with 55,737 head being reported which is 117% of the 52-week average.
If you’ve ever been to an eye doctor, there’s a good chance you’ve felt the puff of air to the eye that constitutes a traditional glaucoma test. Scientists are using a similar method to test learning in pigs.
Iowans’ favorite pork dish is the breaded pork tenderloin. Reward yourself for traveling the state and sampling these sandwiches at 10 of 14 designated locations on the newest version of the Iowa Tenderloin Trail.
Here’s a look at the 2021 World Pork Expo from a veterinarian’s perspective and why she says it felt even more like the best parts of both a family and high school reunion this year.
Understanding how flu viruses are identified can help fine-tune swine vaccine strategies, says Micah Jansen, DVM.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 10,135 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $63.34, down $4.02 per head from last week.
China’s live hog futures fell to a weekly low on Friday, erasing some gains made earlier in the week, as ample pork supplies weighed on prices.
Taiwan will postpone four referendums due late next month because of fears about the spread of COVID-19, as the government raced to contain a new outbreak at a Taipei wholesale food market.
The pork industry has plenty of data. And sometimes, that’s the problem. Data without direction or communication is hard to act on and usually results in producers and systems sticking to the same patterns and habits.
The pork industry is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement with increased U.S. exports in the first quarter of 2021 in both Canada and Mexico.
Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator said he told the U.S. he hopes the two can sign a free trade agreement, a deal which would be a strong show of U.S. support in the face of relentless Chinese pressure against the island.
It’s been quite a year for price versus slaughter relationships, says Kevin Grier of Kevin Grier Market Analysis and Consulting following the Hogs and Pigs Report. Three ag economists share their forecasted prices.