On Tuesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted livestock haulers an additional 90-day waiver from a regulation that could have a negative effect on animal well-being. The National Pork…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…sugar, oilseeds, ethanol, biodiesel, beef, pork and poultry. Important to understand results of the analysis, the model made conservative assumptions, including an assumption that the biodiesel tax credit would be…
USDA Trims Red Meat Production Numbers
…to be higher in 2018, thanks to robust early-year demand. No change is forecast for beef exports. The pork import forecast looks higher because of expected demand strength, while pork…
Celebrating National Meatball Day
…turkey, a mix of ground beef and pork, or even ground deer meat. Meatballs have both nutritional benefits and deficits. Though they often are high in fat and sodium, meatballs…
Coalition Formed to Fight Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
…for Competitive Steel and Aluminum Trade this week. The coalition includes industrial and agriculture groups, such as the National Pork Producers Council, The American Soybean Association and U.S. Wheat Associates….
Paraguay Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
…pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio. “This is welcome news for America’s pork producers.” While the South American country is a modest consumer of pork, there is potential for U.S. pork…
2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow Named
…Pork Checkoff to recognize the future leaders of the pork industry,” said National Pork Board President Terry O’Neel, a pork producer from Friend, Nebraska. “We are excited for these young…
USDA Projecting Strong Red Meat, Poultry Exports
…poultry will likely slow during the second half of the next decade. Production efficiency gains continue to enhance the pork sector’s international competitiveness. The U.S. will remain the second-largest pork…
Agri View: Changes Coming for Grading Pork
…the other choices. Now, some consumers demand Choice or they will not buy it. With pork it is different. A pork chop is a pork chop regardless of what it…
South Korea Driving Recent Surge in U.S. Beef/Pork Exports
…value to a record $1.2 billion dollars. U.S. pork exports to Korea have also been successful. They’ve jumped 28 percent in volume to 173,182 metric tons in 2017. Those pork…
New Records for U.S. Beef Export Value, Pork Export Volume in 2017
…further momentum in 2018, when Argentina is expected to reopen to U.S. pork and as pork consumption continues to grow in existing markets. Pork exports to Central America were also…
Agri View: Meat Consumption
…Pork is likely to be the source of protein. Beef in third place. These figures are common throughout the world. But, they are not the only source of protein. It…
New Program Aimed at Increasing Prune Consumption
…Dudash is the chef who created the recipes for the three meals offered through the new partnership. The meals that are currently available are prune-glazed pork tenderloin, chicken curry with…
NPPC Statement on Pork. The Other White Meat® Ruling
…under the 1985 Pork Act. The Pork Act set up the pork checkoff program and established the National Pork Board to administer it. The USDA’s motion argued that the lawsuit,…