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U.S. pork demand strong, but trade disputes could hit exports

Growing U.S. domestic demand will only go so far as the  U.S. government picks trade fights with key export markets

By Michael Hirtzer, Theopolis Waters February 13, 2018

American consumers are snapping up plentiful low-cost pork, but U.S. farmers are worried that trade spats with key export markets in China, Mexico and Canada could hurt a lucrative part of their pork business. The domestic demand outlook remains bright, thanks to the strong U.S. economy, upcoming spring grilling season and Easter holiday ham purchases.

Two people in one week were arrested for packing heat at a Washington congressional building.

Did you know?, Hogs, News

Livestock industry lobbying, American style

Pork council spokesman says incoming  president might have been talking turkey

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 14, 2014

The incoming president of the National Pork Producers Council in the U.S. was arrested July 23 when officers at a congressional office building found a loaded 9-mm Ruger handgun in his bag, the Washington Post reports. Ronald William Prestage, 59, who lives in Camden, S.C., was charged with carrying a handgun outside a home or

Hogs, Livestock, News

TPP partners take aim at Canadian pork producers

July 20, 2012

Reuters / Pork producers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand urged their governments July 10 to push for an end to Canadian pork subsidies as Canada enters into talks on an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement. “Canada needs to end its federal and provincial hog subsidy programs, which are distorting the North American and

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Safeway going crate free

May 17, 2012

Reuters / Safeway Inc., the second-largest U.S. grocery chain, said May 8 it plans to stop using pork suppliers that cage pregnant sows as part of their production process, a practice animal rights groups have called inhumane. “We think there are more sustainable pork production methods,” said Safeway vice-president of public affairs Brian Dowling, referring

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

GIPSA Rules Could Shrink U.S. Meat Industry

By Bob Burgdorfer November 18, 2010

The U.S. livestock and meat industry could face more than $1 billion in annual losses, and a drop in production if proposed rules for the industry are implemented, according to a study funded by big livestock producers released Nov. 10. Earlier this year, the Agriculture Department’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administrat ion proposed rules

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

New Game, New Rules

By Alan Guebert July 22, 2010

Watching Big Pork and Big Beef respond to proposed USDA rules to “clarify conduct that violates the P&S (Packers and Stockyards) Act” is like watching Wall Street bankers: they find it impossible to pull their hands out of your pockets long enough to pull themselves out of the mess they’ve made. That’s a good explanation

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

By Ron Friesen July 8, 2010

An American health regulator has moved a step closer toward recommending a ban on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock feed. The U. S. Food and Drug Agency last week issued a “draft guidance” to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs used in raising food-producing animals. The document, released for public

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russia Gains Taste For U. S. Beef

May 20, 2010

Russia may not like U. S. chicken or pork, but it likes U. S. beef and has bought over 6,000 tons of it this year, a nearly thirtyfold increase from 2009. This has been good news for U. S. beef and cattle producers, who are enjoying huge profits for the first time in nearly two

Hogs, Livestock

Pandemic H1N1 Hits Commercial U. S. Herd

November 12, 2009

The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been found for the first time in a commercial swine herd, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Nov. 2. The sick herd was found in Indiana, the USDA said, noting both the pigs and their caretakers have fully recovered from the virus, commonly called swine flu. USDA said the

Hogs, News

Hard Times Have U. S. Hog Producers Seeking Help

By Bob Burgdorfer August 27, 2009

“The big driver of losses for this business is the run-up in costs of production.” – STEVE MEYER U. S. hog producers, who have been losing money since late 2007, have asked the U. S. Agriculture Department for $250 million in assistance, of which $150 million would buy pork for federal food programs. Producers also

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices starting to pick up

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