Smithfield Foods, a major player in the pork industry, announced on Tuesday its decision to terminate contracts with 26 hog farms in Utah. This strategic move comes in response to an oversupply of pork in the industry, coupled with...
With the threat of a breed of "super pigs" migrating into the northern states from Canada, Oklahoma is working to mitigate the negative impact of the feral hogs already established on ranch and farm land.
The "super pig" is reportedly...
What happened: NPPC Vice President of International Affairs Maria C. Zieba this week participated in an event, Pathways to Opportunity, put on by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA) for students from the University of Nebraska, University of Kansas,...
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USDA’s self-imposed November 30 deadline on the Time-Limited Trial for New Swine Inspection System plants is rapidly approaching and the department has yet to establish a permanent solution or issue an extension of the current Time-Limited Trial...
Efforts to establish a meat processing plant in Watauga County, N.C., are progressing as the Boone Town Council greenlights the provision of waste and water services to the project site initially proposed in 2020.
The initiative outlines the construction of...
In 2024, Latin America is poised for a substantial increase in pork production, as indicated by the USDA's Livestock and Poultry report. Brazil, in particular, is expected to drive significant export growth, contributing to the region's overall positive outlook....
Over the weekend, a significant development unfolded in a Massachusetts federal court case involving out-of-state pork producers. The producers, including Triumph Foods, LLC, Christensen Farms Midwest, LLC, The Hanor Company of Wisconsin, LLC, New Fashion Pork, LLP, Eichelberger Farms,...
Pork production is a major U.S. agricultural industry with an estimated production value of $30 billion in 2022, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. While never identified in the U.S., African Swine Fever presents...
Pork processors and Massachusetts state officials find themselves at odds over the ideal timeline for a trial concerning the state's regulations imposing limits on the sale of pork from hogs raised in pens deemed too small.
Triumph Foods and other...
As of Sept. 1, there were 74.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from September 2022 and up 2% from June 1, 2023, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S....
