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Unrelenting inflation continues to weigh down the U.S. economy and agriculture. Still, CoBank says it believes the Fed will stick with its decision to cut interest rates three times in 2024.

When Trish Cook, past president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, joined 20 Iowa pig farmers on a trip to California to see the effect of Proposition 12, she wasn’t surprised by the amount of chaos it’s created.

U.S. pork exports to Central America were outstanding in 2023, and the momentum is continuing in 2024. One of the reasons for this growth is an increased focus on showing targeted consumers how to properly prepare pork.

The Loeffel Meat Shoppe at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is re-opening on May 3 with a celebration you won’t want to miss.

China’s pork output eased in January-March from a year earlier, the first quarterly decline in nearly four years, as farmers slaughtered fewer pigs to support a recovery in hog prices.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 17,330 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $103.01, up $5.63 per head from last week.

dsm-firmenich announced the renewal of the European Union authorization for Hy-D for ruminants and renewal in pigs and poultry.

After 17 consecutive months in the red, pork production is returning to profitability, says Brian Earnest, lead economist, animal protein for CoBank Knowledge Exchange Division.

Defining the U.S. regions at greatest risk for JEV is an important step towards U.S. prevention and preparedness as well as allocation of efforts for surveillance.