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U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Impacts of California Pork Welfare Law; Pace of Corn, Soybean Exports Slows Oct 12, 2022
David G. Savage reported in today’s Los Angeles Times that, “The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Tuesday of California’s animal welfare law and its protections for breeding pigs, warning it could […]
Livestock: Supreme Court to Consider Prop 12 Case – DTN Mar 30, 2022
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the case brought against California’s Proposition 12 by the National Pork Producer Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation. The law, which […]
Livestock: California Court Halts Prop 12 Enforcement – DTN Jan 25, 2022
A California court halted the enforcement of Proposition 12 on Monday, moving back enforcement of the animal-welfare law to six months after rules are finalized. The California Department of Food […]
Animal Welfare Laws Come Home to Roost – DTN Dec 24, 2021
With an approaching January deadline for a voter-approved animal welfare law, Massachusetts’ governor signed into law modifications meant to avoid possible price spikes for eggs and pork, while litigation continues […]
Livestock: California Pork Production Law Leads to Reduced Sales Dec 22, 2021
Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported last week that, “Seaboard Foods, the nation’s second-biggest pig producer, said on Friday it will limit sales of certain pork products in California due to a measure requiring farmers to provide […]
Livestock: USDA Suspends Movement of Pork Products to Combat African Swine Fever – DTN Sep 21, 2021
USDA suspended the movement of all live swine, swine germplasm, swine products and swine byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the mainland U.S. in an effort […]
Smithfield Foods Sued on COVID-19 Claims – DTN Jun 25, 2021
Smithfield Foods, Inc., misled consumers about the state of the meat-supply chain and packing-plant worker safety during COVID-19, a new federal lawsuit alleges, saying the company’s public-relations efforts took advantage […]
Livestock: Prop 12 Disrupts Hog Supply, Says Rabobank – DTN Mar 12, 2021
The pork supply chain in the United States would face “significant disruption” in 2022 when California’s Proposition 12 takes effect, a new report from Rabobank said. As of Jan. 1, […]
Livestock: New Porcine Reproductive, Respiratory Syndrome Strain Kills Sows, Piglets – DTN Feb 10, 2021
The last thing the world needs right now is another virus. But U.S. hog producers are facing another health challenge to their herds in the form of a familiar yet […]
JBS Reaches Pork Settlement in Court – DTN Jan 22, 2021
JBS has reached a settlement in an ongoing class-action lawsuit that alleges JBS, along with several other large meat companies, conspired to raise the price of pork. According to the […]
