Pork Business
USDA says there is robust demand for U-S meats right now, especially pork and poultry. The increase in demand led to a trade surplus last year.
A White House listening session with vice president Kamala Harris focused on broadband connectivity. Missouri farmer Meagan Kaiser was one of six participants and spoke to the struggle for farmers and rural businesses.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a new tool in the war against feral hogs with the release of a new hog contraceptive bait entering the market this week.
The United Nations issued a warning this week as world food prices are rising at their fastest pace in a decade. Global food prices have risen for 12 consecutive months and now sit at their highest level since 2011.
The White House says President Joe Biden will address cyber attacks with Russia at a meeting later this month and won’t take any options off the table when responding to the recent cyberattack on meat producer JBS.
The head of Tyson Foods, Dean Banks, is stepping down after less than a year on the job. The company announced Donnie King is the new CEO, which makes him the fifth CEO of Tyson in the last five years.
The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday it will start erasing an estimated $4 billion dollars in debt to minority farmers in June, as it seeks to address racial discrimination.
USDA’s is giving more insight into climate initiatives and how ag could play a part. The agency issued a 90-day progress report on what it calls climate-smart agriculture and forestry.
A federal district court ruling, if left unchallenged, will result in a 2.5% loss in pork packing plant capacity nationwide and over $80 million in reduced income for small U.S. hog farmers, says economist Dermot Hayes.
Farming success is chained to the highest premium paid across a long series of benchmarks, and Matt Brechwald’s farm tale, split between dirt and the digital world, firmly fits the mold.
Despite grain prices softening the past two weeks, corn and soybean prices are still at levels not seen in years. And that has livestock producers facing some difficult decisions, including pork producers.
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The top trade officials in the U.S. and China meeting for the first time. The exchange happening virtually. Ambassador Katherine Tai held an introductory virtual meeting with China’s Vice Premier, Liu He.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has set her sights on changing how the world produces and consumes food in order to counteract a trio of threats: carbon emissions, disease outbreaks and animal suffering.
American Farm Bureau Federation sent a letter to the Biden administration saying the increase in undocumented immigration is severely impacting farm and ranch families, putting property and personal safety at risk.
The world’s largest meat producer was the latest victim of a cyberattack. And as the food chain relies more on automation and less on manual labor, cyberattacks may be a rising risk for the food chain.
One week after a cyberattack shut down meat packing plants in three countries, U.S. officials seized the cryptocurrency payment that was made during the Colonial Pipeline hack less than a month earlier.
World Pork Expo is making its grand return to Des Moines this week. This marks the first time since 2018 the event is being held. The National Pork Producers Council says this will mark the 33rd annual event.
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A recent report by the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) shows Proposition 12 in California could lead to higher mortality in hogs while providing no added benefit for consumers.
The U.S will target China with a new “strike force” to combat unfair trade practices, as the administration rolled out findings of a review of U.S. access to critical products, from semiconductors to EV batteries.
The latest Sterling Profit Tracker shows farrow-to-finish operations are seeing $91 per head profits. It is an improvement of nearly $148 from a year ago, when producers were losing more than $57 per head.
After a two-year hiatus, World Pork Expo has returned to Des Moines, Iowa for its 33rd annual event.
JBS USA announced it has suffered an organized cyberattack that has affected servers supporting its IT systems in North America and Australia.
Demand for pork and grains is helping propel prices in 2021, and USDA is forecasting it to be a record year.
After JBS confirmed a cyberattack shuttered some of its processing plants, USDA’s daily cattle slaughter estimates revealed 94,000 head of cattle were processed on Tuesday, a drop of 27,000 head compared to last week.
Farm Journal has announced that a #FarmONTM Benefit Concert will be presented in partnership with the National FFA Foundation on Thursday, August 26, at Frahm Farmland in Colby, KS.
As World Pork Expo enters its second day, a policy priority for the pork industry continues to be the issue of line speeds at pork plants. Just this week, Agriculture Secretary said no final decision has been made.
Union workers voted overwhelmingly to go on strike if a new contract is not reached. Leaders with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union say they hope to avoid a work stoppage as they meet with company reps.
JBS USA said it paid an $11 million ransom to cyber attackers that shut down operations in the U.S. and Australia last week. All plants were fully operational by June 3.