2018 was a record-breaking year for U.S. pork exports to South Korea. With November and December data still to be compiled, export volume (191,610 metric tons) and value ($538.4 million) have already shattered previous highs set in 2011. At that…
According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed lifting some, if not all tariffs on China. He may even offer a tariff rollback during the next round of trade discussions. Those talks are planned to begin…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced many FSA offices across the country will open for three days. In a Tweet, he stated the offices will be open on 1/17 (Thursday), 1/18 (Friday) & 1/22 (Tuesday) to help farmers with…
Brazilian-owned JBS, one of the largest meatpacking companies in the world, will sell 1.8 million pounds of pork products through President Donald Trump’s farm bailout program, according to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service documents released Wednesday. U.S. taxpayers will buy about $5…
The U.S. Trade Representative released a statement following three days of meetings in Beijing: Statement on the United States Trade Delegation’s Meetings in Beijing On January 7-9, an official delegation from the United States led by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative…
Two of China’s major pig producers sharply cut 2018 profit estimates on Monday, after African swine fever (ASF) devastated prices and demand for pork in the world’s largest hog producer in the second half of the year. Muyuan Foods Co.…
It’s no surprise that digital use is exploding in all areas of our lives, but pork producers at the World Pork Expo earlier this year heard how that the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff works with Google to…
It's on the mind of many producers right now: when will that second round of market facilitation payments be going out? Here's the latest on what we know: United States Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was scheduled to meet with the…
The 2018 Farm Bill crossed the second of three hurdles on Wednesday when the House approved the measure in a landslide vote of 369-47 two days after the final conference report was made public. The bill will head to the…
U.S. Beef Exports Still Red-Hot; Pork Exports Slightly Below Year-Ago Level; Lamb Exports Trend Higher U.S. beef exports remained on a record-shattering value pace in October, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation…