Pork
A sharp decline in China’s hog and pork prices is a significant concern for the world’s pork exporting countries, including the United States.
With so much conversation around sustainable nutrition and some voices calling for everyone to ditch meat to save the planet, we all need to get more comfortable communicating about nutrition.
Gerardo Rodriguez will never forget the day he watched a customer in front of him at the convenience store purchase a Coke and Twinkies. He couldn’t help but think the pork industry could create a better snack option.
One of the few silver linings to COVID-19 is consumers realized or remembered how much they love pork.
Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.), ranking member of the House Ag Committee, says USDA’s decision not to appeal the pork line speed ruling is a huge mistake.
Congressional lawmakers are urgently requesting USDA and the Department of Justice to appeal a recent federal district court ruling that, left unchallenged, will cause tremendous financial harm to U.S. pig farmers.
U.S. Meat Export Federation representatives from around the globe offer insights to how markets are changing heading into a post-pandemic era.
German pig prices rose this week with expectations of more pork demand as restaurants reopen and hopes summer weather will get the barbecue season started, traders said on Wednesday.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, 73% of Americans believe that a cookout is not complete without hot dogs, according to a new survey commissioned by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council and the Meat Institute.
After 20 years of testing and science-based modernization, the recent federal district court ruling to strike down a provision of USDA’s New Swine Inspection System is a devastating blow to the swine industry.
The past few years have been incredibly difficult for hog farmers, Phil Borgic writes. Now, just as we are returning to normalcy, another looming disaster threatens my livelihood and the prosperity of farmers like me.
Swift Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of JBS USA, celebrated the opening of its new $68-million bacon facility in Moberly, Mo.
As the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, how will the pork industry be affected? Purdue University professor Jayson Lusk shares three potential disruptors that the industry could encounter.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Rating Outlook of Tyson Foods, Inc. and the Hillshire Brands Co from negative to stable.
Eat Just Inc., a San Francisco-based maker of plant-based egg products, raised $170 million in new funding to help expand its cell-based meat subsidiary.
In 2020, the U.S. exported $1.6 billion of pork products to Japan – a 6.7% increase from 2019 – making Japan the No. 2 overseas market for U.S. pork. Here’s USDA’s GAIN update on the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement.
Skyrocketing pork prices, a shortage of packing plant workers and flat domestic consumption are all contributing to a multitude of dynamics in the pork market. John Payne shared his view on the market with AgDay TV.
Vietnam’s pork production is on a rapid path to recovery after African swine fever decimated its herd in 2019. Although outbreaks continue to recur, most are sporadic, small-scale and quickly contained, USDA said.
Retail pork prices set an all-time high in April at $4.32 per lb, up 3.8% from March and 11% higher than last year. Retail prices for Choice beef reached $6.76 per lb, up 4.2% from March and 4.8% from a year ago.
IKEA is ramping up its iconic menu with pulled pork. Here’s what you can expect to find in stores soon.
New research on monarchs by Iowa State University scientists offers important insights to those trying to boost populations by planting habitat close to corn and soybean fields.
Ground pork is still trending, and experts say it’s ready for liftoff. With a $51-billion refrigerated ground meat category, building demand for this versatile and tasty product may be key to increasing pork sales.
A significant fracture on the I-40 bridge is now shut down to not only vehicle traffic, but barges until the issue can be fixed. The emergency shut down is a barrier for barge traffic along the Mississippi River.
Dry weather and poorly timed planting are weighing on Brazil’s second corn crop this year, reviving fears of another surge in feed prices like the one that battered big meatpackers after a 2016 drought.
U.S. red meat exports raced to a record performance in March with pork and beef exports each posting the highest monthly value ever, reaching a combined total of nearly $1.6 billion.
U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive Oklahoma plant, according to court documents.
The chicken wing shortage is ruffling a few feathers, reports AgDay host Clinton Griffiths. Restaurants are reporting a shortage of chicken wings, specifically bone-in varieties. Can pig wings fill the void?
Danish Crown plans to cut up to 100 jobs at a slaughterhouse in Germany as an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak dating back to September 2020 continues to prevent exports outside of the EU.
Ask a group of meat scientists what the most important factor in determining meat quality is, and my bet is the most common answer you will hear is pH. Anna Dilger of the University of Illinois shares why that matters.
There’s no question the pandemic has changed the way consumers shop, cook and eat. And reflecting on the past year, Kiersten Hafer of One Mind, says, “It’s safe to say when the going gets tough, the tough eat meat.”