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The Biden administration has until the end of August to file an appeal on the ruling enforcing the slower speeds.

An average family of four loses nearly $1,500 to uneaten food each year, according to USDA research. Wasted food is wasted money.

What happens when wild pigs are given 1,000 tons of groceries per day in the form of landfill trash? Expect a ticking time bomb, and quite possibly, a $50 billion blow to the entire U.S. pork industry.

Prices for popular fresh pork items recently hit record levels. The National Pork Board says low inventory, sky-high foodservice demand and labor issues are fueling prices for grill-ready items this summer.

A plan to help farmers and ranchers reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while gaining more clarity on carbon markets, is moving through Congress. The Senate approved the “Growing Climate Solutions Act,” with a 92-8 vote.

The pork cutout value hit a new record loss, dropping almost $13 on Tuesday. The primal belly was down more than $59, and primal rib dropping more than $16. Pork futures also dropped again on Wednesday.

Foodservice spending at restaurants and bars totaled a record $67 billion last month. That’s up more than $1 billion from February despite analysts saying the issue of finding restaurant staff is holding back sales.

As the pork industry continues to get a grasp on the total impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on hog production across the U-S, one analyst says Thursday’s Hogs and Pigs Report could reveal even more details.

USDA’s June Hogs and Pigs Report showed total inventory was down 2% from June 2020 but up 1% from the March report. One analyst says the big takeaways are the the pig crop and pigs per litter numbers.