…sale of poultry, pork, beef, dairy and eggs to TPP markets. There is too much promise in the TPP for us to give up.” Prospects for passage of TPP are…
Beef, Pork Imports in China Growing
…hog and pork prices to encourage a recovery in China’s hog herd, which should limit the country’s import needs in 2017. USDA forecasts pork imports at 2.2 million metric tons,…
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…the pork industry $420 million a year to comply with the rules.) As a result, tens of thousands of comments, including 16,000 from pork producers, were filed in opposition to…
Largest Hog Processor to Reopen Thursday
…disruptions are still causing problems in the pork industry. Through Tuesday of this week, hog slaughter is 101,000 head behind last week’s numbers. Kill numbers are also 52,000 behind last…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…pork production is more than offset by lower broiler production. No change is made to turkey production. Beef production is raised on higher expected slaughter although carcass weights are reduced…
TTIP Deal Faces Uncertain Future
…even rejected an EU request for three days of agriculture talks. The National Pork Producers Council, which supports TTIP, said the group is skeptical of father progress of the trade…
TPP Vote After Elections?
…as president. Iowa State University economist Dermont Hayes said the TPP would cause pork exports to jump exponentially as the product moves overseas to the other 11 nations in the…
August Beef, Pork Exports Strong
August was a strong month for U.S. red meat exports as beef export volume was the largest in nearly two years and both beef and pork exports posted the highest…
HSUS Lawsuit on Regulating CAFO Emissions Dismissed
…Columbia Circuit threw out the case because the plaintiffs did not give EPA 180-days’ notice of their intent to sue, which is required. In 2006, nearly 1,900 pork producers and…
Hog Futures Biggest Commodity Loser in 2016
…forcing slaughterhouses to add weekend shifts in November and December. Those increased supplies come at a time of sluggish export demand. China more than doubled U.S. pork purchases in the…
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
…2015. Veal production totaled 6.10 million pounds, 6 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 40,900 head, up 19 percent from August 2015. Pork production totaled 2.15 billion…
Prospects for a Vote on TPP Improving Slightly
…the TPP would cause pork exports to jump exponentially as the product moves overseas to the other 11 nations in the deal. Hayes said the exports would directly tie to…
Canada, China, Sign Canola and Beef Trade Agreement
…beef from Canada and have also advanced several key initiatives to support trade in pork, bovine genetics and some processed foods. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Groups Urge Swift Resolution on Shipping Company Bankruptcy
…of Hanjin’s debts. Other agricultural groups signing onto the letter include the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Grain & Feed Association, the National Pork Producers Council and the National…