…barriers on pork limited U.S. pork exports to the second largest pork-consuming market in the world to less than 4,000 metric tons in 2017. The United States sends more pork…
Farmers Under Fire: Trial Lawyers’ Attack on Agriculture
…Annual Convention. Panelists Andy Curliss, CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council; Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agriculture Law Center and Blake Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau…
Celebrating New Year’s The “Right” Way?
…ham, or hog jowls. Corned beef and cabbage is popular with some folks from Ireland and Britain. In Pennsylvania, the old German families have roast pork and sauerkraut for good luck in…
Foreign Agricultural Service Looks Forward to Further Development in 2019
…numerous U.S. farm products in 2018, including beef and pork into Argentina, dairy into Turkey and poultry into India. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…dairy and poultry to Canada under the USMCA, as well as lamb and goat meat to Japan, beef and pork to Argentina, poultry to India and Namibia, lamb to El Salvador, beef and poultry to Morocco, eggs…
Ag Must Be Part Of U.S.-EU Trade Deal, Groups Insist
…measures limited U.S. pork exports to the second largest pork-consuming market in the world to less than 4,000 metric tons in 2017. The United States sends more pork to countries…
U.S. Pork Losses from Trade Dispute with Mexico: $1.5 Billion
Losses Attributed to China Dispute Estimated at $1 Billion The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) called for an end to a trade dispute that has cost U.S. pork producers an…
NPPC Testifies In Support Of USMCA
Exports of U.S. pork and other American agricultural goods to Canada and Mexico are expected to grow under the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) testified…
China Trade War Not Ending Soon
…with Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, quickly escalating to include tariffs on U.S. farm products, most notably soybeans and pork. Further, a recent survey reported by Reuters shows that 85…
ASF Could Drastically Change China’s Pork Market
African swine fever could reshape the pork market in China. A Rabobank report says the disease could accelerate a shift in pork production and boost import needs for 2019. Local…
Only Out of Control African Swine Fever Will Hurt U.S. Prices
…Canada or Europe first because of the 62 percent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. pork. If the disease gets out of control, China would effectively be forced to buy pork from…
China-owned Smithfield Foods Eligible for U.S. Trade Relief
China-owned Smithfield Foods is eligible for payments under the $12 billion aid package for farmers. The Washington Post reports word of the eligibility has made smaller pork producers unhappy. The…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…to ensure everyone follows on-farm biosecurity and best practices (including for garbage feeding in states where that is allowed); Restricting imports pork and pork products from affected countries; and Working…
China Has Culled 200,000 Pigs Due to Swine Fever Outbreak
China, the world’s largest pork producer, has culled 200,000 pigs from its herds due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever. A Reuters report says Chinese health officials made the…