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Livestock & Aquaculture Philippines 2019 is postponed in its entirety after mounting concerns over African swine fever.

The Philippines is investigating a rise in pig deaths in some areas for the deadly African swine fever virus, although no cases have been confirmed yet.

Beef packer continued with a stranglehold on cattle markets last week, buying a few cattle to fill their needs at lower money and keeping operating margins historically high.

The National Pork Producers welcomed progress by the Trump administration on a number of issues under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the Philippines.

U.S. beef export growth to the Philippines is being driven in part by the proliferation of Korean-style barbecue restaurants. Meanwhile pork exports are down, but are expected to pick up, says Joel Haggard, USMEF.

The northwest Iowa expansion project adds five new pellets mills, two separate processing lines, and a 50,000-sq. ft. warehouse.

The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker reports average cattle feeding closeouts were in the black last week, but with little room to spare.

Cattle feeding and packer profit margins were mostly steady the week ending December 21, with cash prices for fed cattle slightly higher.

As expected, beef packer margins jumped wildly higher the week ending Aug. 17, while cattle feeding margins slipped into the red.

Feedyard closeouts took a hit from last week’s $3 per cwt. decline in cash prices, but average margins remain above $77 per head.

Cattle feeding losses averaged $83 per head last week, while packers recorded $168 per head profits, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

ASF is triggering nearly $20 million in losses a month in the Philippine hog industry, agricultural officials said on Friday, after the virus was detected in some processed pork products. 

Though still operating with solid profits, packer margins have slowly eroded in recent weeks.

The first confirmed cases of African swine fever have been detected on three farms in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday.  

2018 was a record year for U.S. pork exports to South America, driven in large part by strong increases in pork muscle cut shipments to Colombia and Peru, which increased about 40% year-over-year.

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