Pork
Pork exports continue to maintain a record pace in 2020, increasing 10% year-over-year in September. Beef exports were fairly steady with last year in major Asian markets, but trended lower overall.
WeWork’s enforced vegetarianism is a warning to livestock producers.
Ham is a popular tradition for many families during the holidays. Anna Dilger, a meat scientist at the University of Illinois, digs into the science and the art of what makes a good ham.
While China rebuilds its pork production capacity, the U.S. pork sector can take steps to lessen the impact of lower trade flows in the future, CoBank says in its latest report.
National Pork Board Chef Neel Sahni shares a few of his secrets in the kitchen – for beginners and experts alike – with AgriTalk host Chip Flory in celebration of National Pork Month.
A bipartisan bill is set for discussion in the North Carolina state legislature that would provide $25 million in federal CARES Act funding to help meat-processing plants add capacity and help independent producers.
When COVID-19 struck, many people took advantage of the time at home to cook more, and some purchased meat smokers. For Joe Webel, “lockdown” was a good excuse to purchase the smoker he’d been wanting for years.
With more workers critical to China/Hong Kong’s food distribution chain returning from an extended Lunar New Year holiday break, a growing backlog of imported meat will make its way more smoothly into the market.
With so many food items now containing bacon, are too many items now “baconized”? John Phipps talks about the bacon overload in John’s World this week.
Tyson Foods confirmed that plant operations at their Longsport, Ind., facility were resumed Wednesday after a brief production issue.
USMEF promoted a U.S. beef “pound steak” and pork cheese teji karubi, a Korean-style barbecue dish in Tokyo at the Yakiniku Business Fair.
Exports and domestic consumer demand for pork will be key to maintain producer profits for the remainder of 2017 and for the first half of 2018, say industry analysts.
U.S. livestock and grain producers visited Japan Sept. 3-8 to meet with buyers of U.S. pork and beef and get a firsthand look at this leading international market for U.S. red meat.
Celebrate October—it’s Pork Month! Top 10 facts to share about the pork industry.
No matter what state fair you go to this year, bacon is all the rage! Here are some of our favorites.
On Monday, the White House unveiled its proposed budget for the country, and President Trump has released his ideas on how to spend $1.5 trillion to improve the nation’s infrastructure.
Chipotle’s new CEO plans to use social media to make the chain “more youthful and culturally relevant.”
Nearly 60% of Americans will dust off their grills for the start of summer, so it’s a good time to learn the proper methods of BBQing a safe and delicious meal.
Farmers and ranchers work to remove confusing food labels from store shelves.
A new video on Funny Or Die will have you laughing about the absurd food labels that are found at the grocery store.
A cool start to grilling season gives hope that warmer temperatures will also fire up meat demand.
Chef’d, one of the first meal kit companies on the market, halted production this week, citing problems with funding. More than 350 employees were laid off Monday at distribution warehouses in New York and California.
The cost of lab-grown burgers have fallen much faster than anticipated—and it can now compete on price with beef.
If meat is grown in a lab, what should it be called? That question has yet to be decided, but for the moment it’s pitting animal rights advocates and others against livestock producers in a war of words.
Bob Utterback of Utterback Marketing and Doug Werling of Bower Trading hash it out with U.S. Farm Report host Tyne Morgan on this week’s Markets Now.
The Pork Board is moving away from consumer-direct, generic advertising, and taking on more of a business-to-business consulting role.
The outlook for trade has darkened considerably in recent days; a gamble in the trade arena that holds substantial risk for American farmers.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney is leading a trade mission to Japan this week. It concludes on June 15.
With more supplies coming online, Seaboard Triumph Foods will start a second shift at its Sioux City plant in October 2018. At full capacity, the plant will employ 2,000 employees and process 21,000 market hogs daily.
The Trump administration announced Friday it is moving forward on slapping tariffs on imported goods for China as the trade fight widens.