The tit-for-tat trade war with China means a lower forecast for the value of U.S. beef and pork exports next year. The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service said in…
Producers Welcome Help But Want End To Trade Disputes
The National Pork Producers Council commended the Trump administration for providing assistance to America’s farmers suffering from the ongoing trade disputes with China, Mexico and other nations. The U.S. Department…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…Facilitation Program (MFP), administered by (FSA). The program will provide payments to producers of corn, cotton, dairy, pork, sorghum, soybean, and wheat. Farmers can begin to apply for the MFP…
Agriculture Welcomes USDA Help, Urges End to Trade Disputes
…Producers Council President Jim Heimerl stated that the U.S. pork sector was “grateful” for the relief package, “what pork producers really want is to export more pork, and that means…
China Grain Imports Plunge Amidst Tariffs
…The trade war has targeted agricultural products from the U.S., including staple imports of pork and soybeans. Meanwhile, China has begun importing pork from Chili and the European Union. Source:…
Agri View: Tension Affecting Farm Exports
…dependent on strong export sales of soybeans, corn, pork, and a dozen other farm products. Time. It is just going to take time. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett…
Coalition Pushing for COOL in NAFTA for Beef and Pork
The Coalition for a Prosperous America is urging the U.S. to include Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef and pork in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Negotiations. Coalition member,…
Grains Exports on Track to Set New Record
…well as beef, pork and poultry meat exports. Mike Dwyer, Grains Council chief economist, predicts grains in all forms exports could top 116 million metric tons, or 4.57 billion bushels,…
Beef Exports “Tremendous” in First Half of 2018
…a new record in April, pork export volume has trended lower the past two months, mainly due to a drop in exports to the China/Hong Kong region. June pork exports…
Smithfield Foods Hit with Hefty Penalty in North Carolina
…because it failed to stop the “obnoxious, recurrent odors, and the other nuisances caused by the operations.” The North Carolina Pork Council says a decision like this will spread to…
African Swine Fever Found in China
The Swine Health Information Center says the first case of African Swine Fever was found in China last Friday. Farm Journal’s Pork Network says the outbreak was located in the…
American Soybean Association Joins Farmers for Free Trade
…international markets. Other agriculture groups already a part of the campaign include the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Pork Producers Council, and other agriculture groups. With soybean farmers facing…
Fish and Chicken Top Sources of Foodborne Viruses
…be classified into a single food category, fish led the way at 17 percent, and chicken, at ten percent. However, chicken, pork and seeded vegetables were responsible for the most…
Agri View: Meat Production Outlook for 2019
The mid-year outlook has been released. Everett Griner takes a look at the beef, pork, and poultry production outlook for 2019. He also discusses the outlook for meat prices in…