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The USDA recently announced it will make funds available through the Commodity Credit Corporation, aiming to expand opportunities for U.S. ag products in international markets, USMEF reports.

The plaintiffs asked a judge to rule in their favor regarding a constitutional clause that limits state laws and regulations that may unduly burden or discriminate against interstate commerce.

Trade barriers limit U.S. ag exports, which are vital to America’s farmers, ranchers and the overall U.S. economy, supporting about 1 million jobs. For pork producers, exports contribute significantly to the bottom line.

As the U.S. swine industry shifts toward improving gut health in newly weaned pigs to decrease mortality rates, a K-State student is studying ways to incorporate low acid binding ingredients into swine diets.

Political unrest, a healthy ag economy and the start of an election year. These are all reasons economists in the October Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor think it could 2025 before Congress passes a new farm bill.

China’s live hog price fell almost 7% on Monday from a week ago, the biggest weekly decline this year, as fresh disease outbreaks led farms to send more pigs to slaughter for an already over-supplied market.

Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 63,895 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $23.42, down $0.64 per head from last week.

The latest USDA report shows a 12.8% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2022, a jump from 10.2% in 2021 and the largest annual increase in USDA’s hunger measure since 2008.

A larger issue than foreign ownership of U.S. land is potentially being overlooked.