Pork Business
A tradition for more than 100 years will now be a thing of the past. The CME Group announced this week it’s not reopening the open outcry pits on the trading floor, which means the tradition will be gone for good.
An ASF virus vaccine candidate has been adapted to grow in a cell line, which means those involved in vaccine production will no longer have to rely on live pigs and their fresh cells for vaccine production.
March beef and pork exports each posted the highest monthly value on record. Pork exports and shipments of beef muscle cuts also set new volume records in March.
Vietnam needs pork and U.S. pork producers have the answer. Unfortunately trade barriers continue to stand in the way. On May 5, lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai seeking her support.
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) re-elected and welcomed new board members at the 2021 Annual Conference, and announced award winners.
The Pirbright Institute is tackling three deadly livestock viruses: porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and African swine fever virus in pigs and bovine respiratory syncytial virus in cattle.
When it comes to livestock mortality disposal, composting has not been widely used due to other established processes. But new potential situation changes have stirred up a renewed interest in composting,
It’s no secret PRRS is a cunning enemy in swine herds. New research out of the University of Minnesota proves how sneaky this virus is and these findings could lay the groundwork for more effective vaccines.
There is growing concern crops being harvested will make it to market. The problem stems from a lack of truck drivers as COVID-19 concerns and high unemployment benefits are impacting the available workforce.
“Suck it up buttercup.” This familiar phrase is one many farmers and ranchers learn early in life: be tough, self-reliant and resilient. But experts say that approach doesn’t work when dealing with stress.
U.S. agriculture giant Cargill and French biotech firm InnovaFeed said they aim to feed 20 million piglets with insect oil by 2026 as part of a wider alternative protein deal.
U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive Oklahoma plant, according to court documents.
Lumber prices are up 359% since last year at this time, with a 69% increase taking place since the start of 2021, prices not trickling down to producers. And there are three factors aiding to the surge in prices today.
With higher commodity prices, you may be in the market to make an upgrade or new investment on your farm. Whether that’s iron, software or land, the first step is to calculate the payback.
The federal government is facing another lawsuit over The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. A group of farmers from five states claim they’re ineligible for loan forgiveness program because they’re white.
Diagnosing and identifying a plan to treat scours as quickly as possible are critical to reducing morbidity and mortality in neonatal pigs, said Deb Murray, DVM, veterinary services manager for New Fashion Pork.
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has filed a personal lawsuit against the federal government claiming COVID relief plan discriminates against some white farmers and ranchers.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 40,250 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $50.56, down $0.38 per head from last week.
The chicken wing shortage is ruffling a few feathers, reports AgDay host Clinton Griffiths. Restaurants are reporting a shortage of chicken wings, specifically bone-in varieties. Can pig wings fill the void?
NPPC outlined pork producers’ commitment to environmental sustainability and urged the danger of policies such as Prop 12 in comments regarding President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis.
What’s driving higher prices? Pork product demand. Kent Bang of Compeer Financial explores the factors that have affected demand and the headwinds that impact product delivery to consumers today and in the future.
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California’s Proposition 12 will have wide-reaching implications. It’s a clear regulatory overreach and a violation of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, says NPPC’s Michael Formica.
China’s agriculture ministry confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, the 10th outbreak to be reported so far this year.
Germany is hopeful of progress in its efforts to persuade China to relax import bans on German pork imposed after African swine fever was found in the country, Germany’s agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
Secretary Vilsack flatly denied there is any effort by President Biden to reduce meat consumption to meet proposed cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. “Sometimes in the political world, games get played,” he said.
When hunter Michael Bennett bought eight pigs at a sale barn, the wheels began turning on one of the most bizarre feral hog stories on record, and unleashed questions over guilt, innocence, and state power.
Danish Crown plans to cut up to 100 jobs at a slaughterhouse in Germany as an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak dating back to September 2020 continues to prevent exports outside of the EU.
Ask a group of meat scientists what the most important factor in determining meat quality is, and my bet is the most common answer you will hear is pH. Anna Dilger of the University of Illinois shares why that matters.
The uncertainty surrounding Proposition 12 right now has put all U.S. producers in a challenging position, said NPPC president Jen Sorenson during a media briefing following NPPC’S Legislative Action Conference.