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As consumers plan to refrain from buying fuel over the Independence Day weekend, what is the likelihood of seeing an impact on prices?

As part of recent legislation and cost-saving strategy, meat alternatives continue to increase in consumption at U.S. military bases, both state-side and abroad.

What’s one of the most limiting factors on any ag operation? Labor. With this, inevitable changes rise within the ag workforce.

Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 33,990 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $42.33, up $1.26 per head from last week.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 4,000 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $61.69, down $0.48 per head from last week.

Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 37,250 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $41.37, down $0.67 per head from last week.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 10,204 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $63.70, down $4.17 per head from last week.

Although ASF has never been detected in the U.S., the 2021 detection in the Dominican Republic and Haiti means the disease is now the closest to the U.S. that it has been in decades. Join USDA APHIS for ASF Action Week.

Recently introduced legislation would increase annual funding for two programs that aim to bolster global demand for U.S. agricultural products.