…process. Noting that corn, beef and pork producers are happy with the current NAFTA, The Wall Street Journal points out that disagreements over agriculture can quickly turn bitter in trade…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…last month, as increases in commercial beef and broiler production more than offset declines in pork and turkey production. The increase in beef production reflects relatively large cattle placements in…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
…importation of pork and pork products from Mexico, while continuing to protect the United States against the swine disease, according to USDA. APHIS is inviting public comments on the evaluation…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…The U.S. holds 55 percent of the chilled pork market in Japan and continues to face growing competition from Canadian pork. Other first-half highlights for U.S. pork exports included: Capitalizing…
KSU Researchers Looking for New Ways to Preserve Bacon
…bacon. After that, Houser says they’ll work on determining how long the antioxidants work and what are the most optimal concentrations. The university research is funded by the National Pork…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…poultry, pork, and fish that people consume every day. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “To ensure…
First Round of NAFTA Talks Scheduled
…laws. However, it doesn’t ask for a reinstatement of Country of Origin Labeling on beef and pork imports from Mexico and Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…pork industry,” said NPPC President-elect Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio, and chairman of NPPC’s Farm Bill Policy Task Force. “The next Farm Bill must establish and fully…
Love for Bacon Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Record Highs
America loves its bacon, and that love is pushing pork belly prices to record highs. Prices for the part of the hog that’s used to make bacon have jumped roughly…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…News reports Germans last year consumed the smallest amount of pork since at least 2005, and the drop will continue in 2017. Pork still accounts for more than half the…
Agri View: Outdoor Cooking
…the cleaning and preparation process. One other interesting statistic. Consumers are paying more for chicken, steak, pork, and all other meat commonly cooked on a grill. Charcoal was once the…
Red Meat Export Momentum Continues
…Export Federation show pork exports reached more than 222,000 metric tons. That’s an 11 percent year-over-year increase and the fourth largest monthly volume on record. Pork exports were valued at…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…National Pork Producers Council, which has made creating a robust FMD vaccine bank its top priority for the 2018 Farm Bill. FMD is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
The National Pork Producers Council and 17 other food and agriculture organizations, representing the vast majority of production agriculture, sent a letter to the Trump administration urging it to refrain…