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Although COVID-19 affected hog slaughter volume in every region of the U.S at the beginning of the pandemic, a new study says the magnitude of the change in slaughter and the trajectory of recovery differed.

Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 45,750 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $55.51, down $0.89 per head from last week.

How can farms automate more processes to free up labor so employees can focus on other areas of production? Second-year Ph.D. student Zack Peppmeier is studying ways to develop and apply technology.

USDA’s APHIS issued a revised Federal Order to allow certain swine products to safely move to the mainland U.S. from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as long as they meet certain conditions.

Beef export values are on pace to exceed $10 billion in 2021, with exports to three Asian set to top $2 billion each. Pork exports remain on a record pace.

As U.S. consumer spending and excess savings are both on the rise, John Phipps says the pandemic stirred up the status quo, and now there’s a key question economists are asking as the calendar flips to 2022.

Everyone wants simple solutions to complex issues. Andrzej Sosnicki of PIC admits that as much as he wants simple solutions, as a trained biologist, he knows intrinsically that they do not exist.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is awarding more than $16.3 million to 64 projects with states, universities and other partners to strengthen programs to protect animal health.