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USDA is continuing its rollout of aid to segments of the agriculture industry impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Pork Producers Association (NPPC) is calling on Congress to help fix the shipping container fiasco, which the Association says is causing bottleneck issues, including major shipping delays.

Fresh data from China’s state media indicates the world’s largest pork producer is recovering from multiple years of ASF outbreaks. The news comes after the disease wiped out 40% of China’s hog herd in 2019.

USDA doesn’t have the final say in a decision to slow line speeds at six U.S. pork plants, according to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. The Agriculture Secretary made the comment during an AgriTalk interview this week.

China will issue new rules on the management of price indexes for commodities and services, it said on Thursday as the government steps up scrutiny of the country’s commodity markets and battles to contain inflation.

After six-year-old Louie Leseberg fell 70 feet into a dark well, his father jumped in to save him. What happened next, and the dramatic rescue that ensued, left even those who witnessed the rescue unable to explain.

As analysts keep a close eye on rumored soybeans buys from China late last week, China has issued new rules when it comes to monitoring commodity prices as the country battles to contain inflation.

The Department of Justice filed court documents Friday in defense of USDA’s plan to forgive debt for socially disadvantaged farmers. The filing is in response to a Judge’s recent ruling to halt the payments.

Pork shipments from a North Carolina pork processing plant are now blocked from entering Mexico. The plant located in Tar Heel, N.C., is a Smithfield foods plant and is the largest in the world.

An Olympic runner banned from competing in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics is blaming pork. Shelby Houlihan was banned from the sport for four years after a positive test for nandrolone, which is an anabolic steroid.