…which operates a dairy and a raw milk facility. He also works as swine manager for a nearby farming operation. Ali Duivenvoorden handles the social media and internet activities for…
November 2019 Dairy Market Report
…in exports, some recent softening of U.S. butter prices and deteriorating dry whey prices, owing to China’s swine fever epidemic and the ongoing U.S. trade war with that country. Read…
U.S. Pork Can Reduce Overall U.S. Trade Deficit with China by Nearly Six Percent
…consumer price index. China’s swine herd has been devastated by African swine fever, a disease affecting only pigs with no human health or food safety risks, reducing domestic production by…
Poultry Groups Applaud Agreement to Resume Imports of U.S. Poultry Products to China
…market could result in $1 billion annually for chicken paws alone and, due to China’s meat protein deficit as a result of African Swine Fever, there could be as much…
NPPC Welcomes New Swine Inspection System
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPPC-Sept. 17, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) finalized its New Swine Inspection System (NSIS). “We applaud the USDA for introducing a…
USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
…hog establishments called the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS). In the final rule, FSIS amends the regulations to require all swine slaughter establishments to develop written sanitary dressing plans…
NPPC Statement on China Market Access
…“Additionally, pork is in short supply in China because African swine fever has ravaged the Chinese hog herd and significantly reduced the production of pork. When you consider that China…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
…Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program provides payments to producers of these commodities to help compensate for losses because of diseases (including cattle tick fever) and adverse weather or…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND AMES, IA (NPPC) – The global outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), a disease affecting only pigs with no human health or food safety risks, is growing,…
Trade, Consumer Demand, Impending Corn Crop Among Critical Issues for U.S. Cattle Industry
CattleFax’s Randy Blach Outlines Situation at Summer Business Meeting Denver, CO (NCBA) — Herd expansion, export markets, corn crop expectations and swine fever ramifications are among the factors that will…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…pork from fully capitalizing on a historic sales opportunity created by the outbreak of African swine fever in the world’s largest pork-consuming nation, and a trade agreement with Japan, where…
Administration of Trade Relief Funding Criticized Over Sizable JBS Award
…“We can’t buy from every swine farmer there and that’s not the way it’s done. Those hogs are contracted with different companies to do that. So, the function, the beneficiary…
Funding to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…farmers build sustainable urban agriculture operations in South Florida. Eligible 2501 Program applicants include not-for-profit organizations, community-based organizations, and a range of higher education institutions serving African-American, American Indian, Alaska…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…U.S. pork producers are working to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF), an animal disease affecting only pigs and with no human health or food safety risks, Herring…