Daily’s Premium Meats has announced a major $95 million expansion at its bacon processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. This substantial investment will double the facility’s production capacity and add 115 new full-time jobs, reinforcing the company's commitment to...
1Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
African swine fever (ASF) is...
The U.S. pork sector entered 2025 with strong momentum, as January pork production rose nearly 1% year-over-year, totaling an estimated 2.5 billion pounds. This increase was driven by both higher slaughter volumes (11.4 million head) and slightly heavier carcass...
Cargill’s 2025 Protein Profile delivers a timely and data-driven snapshot of how North American consumers are approaching protein in their diets—highlighting opportunities and shifts that directly impact pork producers and processors. The report identifies three key trends:
1. Protein Consumption...
President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting American farmers by implementing reciprocal tariffs, a policy aimed at leveling trade imbalances with foreign competitors. The move is designed to impose equivalent tariffs on countries that restrict U.S. agricultural...
Margins strengthened over the first half of January as hog prices rose, particularly in deferred contracts, while the feed markets were mixed with corn continuing to move higher while soybean meal prices set back. Both cash hogs and pork...
Governor JB Pritzker has announced a $2.5 million investment to support the expansion of Frichtl Processing and Slaughtering, LLC, in Dieterich, Effingham County. The funding, provided through Illinois’ Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) for Startups program, is...
President-elect Donald Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to universal tariffs, dismissing reports that his administration is considering narrowing the scope of his proposed import duties. Trump's tariff plans, which could impose a 10% to 20% duty on goods from...
Several livestock advocacy groups, including the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, and the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA), have filed a legal challenge against a new rule from the...
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Last week we titled our commentary “Where are the Hogs?” If you read Dennis Smiths of ADM regular market observations, you would have saw the same title “Where are the Hogs?” Both our reports were sent minutes of each...