…trading at 121.975 down 0.725 after making a fresh 2-week low. Pork processors bid steady to 1.00 lower Friday amid demand concerns. USDA reported a 1.81 decline in wholesale pork…
Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry
…Vice President, Pork Margin Management, Tyson Fresh Meats, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota Dr. Howard Hill, President, National Pork Producers Council, Cambridge, Iowa Mr. Michael T. Smith, Special Projects Manager, Harris…
Pork Checkoff Updates Youth PQA Plus® Program
The Pork Checkoff has updated it’s Youth PQA Plus® program. The National Pork Board Vice President of Producer and Industry Relations, Bill Winkelman, says this program gives young producers information…
Producer Reaction to New PEDv Reporting Requirements
Dr. Paul Sundberg What do pork producers think of the new reporting requirements? The USDA announced it would mandate the reporting of PEDv infection by pork producers and would implement…
Mandatory Reporting for Pork Industry Diseases
The USDA announced their intent to help fight against pork diseases, however Pork Checkoff Vice President of Science and Technology Dr. Paul Sundberg says the implementation of that plan has…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
…risk to people and is not a food safety concern. “USDA has been working closely with the pork industry and our state and federal partners to solve this problem. Together,…
New Report Says PEDv Will Cause “Significant Shortfall”
…12.5 percent relative to 2013 levels. Overall U.S. pork production is anticipated to decline 6 to 7 percent in 2014, the most in more than 30 years. “In the U.S.,…
Working to Provide Aid for Hog Producers
…money for disaster aid for pork producers whose herds have been affected by it. But Randall Weisman says there’s more to the story. Working to Provide Aid for Hog Producers…
Red Meat and Poultry Production Lowered
…total red meat and poultry production was lowered from last month as higher beef production is more than offset by lower pork, broiler and turkey production. Randall Weiseman has the…
U.S. Beef and Pork Exports Performed Well in January
…supplies, U.S. beef and pork exports performed well in January. U.S. Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Daley Borror discusses the prices. U.S. Beef and Pork Exports Performed Well in January…
Challenges and Opportunities For Pork Industry
…made. Challenges and Opportunities For Pork Industry National Pork Board CEO Chris Novak says that this a challenging time for pork production, however there are some new opportunities. Novak says…
$6 Billion in Pork for Third Year in a Row
More than one hundred countries purchased U.S. pork in 2013 and the late year push has kept the momentum rolling into 2014. Taylor Hillman reports $6 Billion in Pork for…
PEDv No Threat to Food Safety
The World Organization for Animal Health, OIE, says porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is not a reportable disease and no major pork importers are scaling back. Taylor Hillman reports. PEDv No…
Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam
Randall Weiseman Vietnam has notified USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that it will accept pork exports from the U.S. Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam…