The National Pork Producers Council is calling for TPP trade talks to stop waiting for Japan to comply. Sabrina Hill has more. Pork Producers: Move On Without Japan The National…
USDA Takes Steps to Stop PEDv, PDCoV
The government is stepping in to help stop two major problems for the pork industry. Now, producers will be required to report cases of the disease to federal or state…
Postive Growth for Beef and Pork Exports
…reports beef and pork exports continued their positive growth in April, increasing by double digits in volume, according to USDA statistics. The April total pork exports rose 11 percent over…
California Cattle on Feed Down
…down 17 percent from April 2013. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from last year, at 294 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.91 billion pounds, down 2 percent from…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…body, the OIE, believes that cases of PEDv and these other swine enteric coronavirus diseases shouldn’t be the basis for countries to restrict exports of pork and pork products from…
Time to End Trade Talks with Japan?
…the story. TPP Trade Talks with Japan Grassley sides with the National Pork Producers Council, National Association of Wheat Growers, USA Rice Federation and others in calling on the Obama…
New Potential Growth Market for U.S. Meat
…pork and lamb in regions such as Latin America, Central and Southeast Asia and the Middle East. With a large population and rapid economic growth, another region being examined for…
Agriculture Groups Urge TPP Deal Without Japan
…Akira Amari said Japan will not abolish tariffs in the agricultural sectors it considers “sacred” – dairy, sugar, rice, beef, pork, wheat and barley. “The U.S. pork industry is very…
Export Pork Buyers Attempting to Secure Product
With the record high hog prices – certain international customers have been attempting to secure product. Pork Checkoff assistant vice president of international marketing Becca Hendricks explains more. Pork Buyers…
Update on the Pork Industry
…year U.S. pork sales were very strong. Becca Hendricks, Pork Checkoff Assistant Vice President of International Marketing, says that the trend may not be sustainable. Update on the Pork Industry…
Market Round-up for Corn, Cattle, Hogs and Milk
…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…