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The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act are both expected to get votes ad approval from the Senate Ag Committee this week, despite expected Republican opposition.

Costs associated with SEC’s controversial reporting requirements proposal on climate-related disclosures for investors would be significant and would lead to further industry consolidation, says NPPC’s Michael Formica.

Addressing shipping inefficiencies and challenges at the ports, passed legislation receives positive reassurance from pork industry.

Heat seemed to be the focus of the markets this week. Two veteran market analysts say if this heat continues, and drought becomes an even larger concern, commodities could see a violent run-up in prices.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 6,710 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $65.43, down $2.24 per head from last week.

Record-level red meat exports of $18.7 billion in 2021 had a major impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study by the Juday Group for the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Besides the actual depopulation itself, determining how to dispose of carcasses is also a difficult decision for pork producers.

Record-breaking heat. Unprecedented flooding. Hail that proved to be devastating to corn fields in Nebraska. The extreme weather can all be attributed to a ridge of high pressure parked over the country.

A champion of the pork industry, Patrick Fleming, receives recognition for his dedication to the industry as a new scholarship fund has been established in his name.

If a FAD is diagnosed in the U.S., the industry will make tough decisions quickly to keep disease from spreading. If you happen to be where the disease is identified, chances are you won’t like some of those decisions.