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Based on negative publicity regarding the use of ractopamine, U.S. pork exports to Taiwan plummeted in recent years. However, due to the global pork supply dynamics, U.S. pork has rebounded to the country in 2023.

After reviewing a slightly bearish USDA Hogs and Pigs Report, Altin Kalo, chief economist with Steiner Consulting Group, said pork supplies are not declining as fast as some people are saying they are.

Luke Bryan kicked off his 14th year of his Farm Tour this month, performing across the Midwest with openers Chayce Beckham, The Peach Pickers and Kameron Marlowe.

China has cleared the way for imports of pork from regions of Russia without African swine fever (ASF), its customs agency said in a statement on Thursday.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming rejected a proposal on Wednesday that would have barred USDA from operating commodity checkoff programs.

World-renowned experts in the swine industry challenged and led more than 800 people who attended the 2023 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul, Minn. Here’s a recap of the event.

Delegates voted on the first General Conference Committee that will serve as the federal advisory committee to USDA on swine health and the administration of US SHIP upon codification to a USDA program.

Has the costly impact of Proposition 12 reached California consumers? A new study out of the USDA Chief Economist’s Office suggests it has.

After more than a decade of political discussions on restructuring livestock farming, a new German labeling law requires hog farmers to report husbandry practices and food businesses to label goods accordingly.

Smithfield Foods’ employees collected more than 25,000 lbs. of food, equating to over 21,000 meals, to support food banks and hunger relief initiatives during Hunger Action Month, an initiative by Feeding America.