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Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average with 10,530 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $61.90, down $1.17 per head from last week.

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Dominican Republic officials are proposing drastic measures to contain confirmed cases of ASF, including military help and culling animals. This marks the first time in 40 years ASF was detected in Western Hemisphere.

A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted four current and former executives at Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, one of the largest U.S. poultry producers, for their roles in price fixing for chicken products, DOJ said Thursday.

Hot summer days mean added heat stress and reduced growth performance when pigs are at their highest value. Hayden Kerkaert of Pipestone shares how to maintain or improve growth performance during the summer.

The Senate cleared a key procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal Wednesday, which could set Biden’s infrastructure focus into action. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called it “a very big moment.”

A Senate hearing on Capitol Hill this week focused on “beefing up the supply chain,” but it was the prices paid to producers also in focus, as Senators pressed on everything from price discovery to transparency.

Updated fact sheets on porcine teschovirus (PTV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) have been posted in the Swine Health Information Center Swine Disease Fact Sheet Library. Here’s what you need to know.

When outbreaks of animal disease strike, the news headlines can be awfully confusing for consumers. It’s no wonder reports of African swine fever in Germany have consumers buzzing with questions. Here’s how to help.

The USDA announced on July 28 that the Dominican Republic has confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF). This is the first time ASF has been detected in the Western Hemisphere in decades.