The U.S. suspended pork imports from Poland last week after an outbreak of African Swine Fever in that country. Pork Business Dot Com says the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health…
Trade News Has Pork Producers Feeling Optimistic
…the U.S. pork industry’s zero-tariff access to those important markets, three of the top five destinations for U.S. pork exports. “We’ve got the momentum on trade headed in the right…
U.S. Agricultural Export Opportunities in South Korea
…$25 billion, led by beef, corn, food preparations, pork, and fresh fruit. The United States is Korea’s largest supplier of food and farm products, accounting for 27 percent of agricultural…
Pork Producers Encouraged by Trade Announcement
Representatives of the U.S. pork industry say “we’ve got the momentum on trade headed in the right direction.” National Pork Producers Council President Jim Heimerl stated “pork producers are hurting…
Agri View: Trade War Damage
…just our field crops. It affects pork, beef, poultry. What this country needs is opening new markets, not closing any. You can’t help but feel sorry for farmers who produce…
Agri View: Buying Food from a Vending Machine
…have a choice. Snack food or food to take home and cook. The usual choices. Steak, pork chops, or just about anything you buy now from your favorite food store….
USMCA Predicted to Boost Protein Exports
Industry experts say the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) could lead to modest export gains for U.S. poultry, pork, and beef. A new report from CoBank says the agreement is…
August Beef Exports Soar to New Heights, Pork Export Value Still under Pressure
…January through August, combined pork and pork variety meat exports remained one percent ahead of last year’s record pace at 1.63 million metric tons, while value increased three percent to…
K-State Focusing on How to Prevent African Swine Fever in the U.S.
…National Bio and Agro-defense Facility Fund and also have received support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the pork industry. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CoBank: USMCA Provides Certainty, But More is Needed
…House to focus trade talks on fewer fronts, it does not provide a pathway to eliminate existing retaliatory tariffs where industries such as dairy and pork have been hardest hit….
Trade War Benefiting U.S. Food Banks
…be spread over the current fiscal year that started this month, pork is expected to account for nearly half, $559 million, followed by apples, oranges and orange juice, dairy products…
US Pushing for Better Trade Terms with Japan
…Perdue. Under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, Japan will rescind tariffs on wine and some cheeses. Over the next 15 years, tariffs on both pork and beef will be significantly…
FDA Proposes New Food Recall Guidelines
…foodborne illness over the summer. Multiple products were potentially contaminated with cyclospora, including, beef, pork, poultry salads, and wraps. There were also potential salmonella contaminations in whey powder, cereal products,…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…work to complete recent agreements that maintain zero-tariff access to three of U.S. pork’s top five markets,” said Jim Heimerl, NPPC president and a pork producer for Johnstown, Ohio. “The…