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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 […]
Ag Trade: A Look at U.S. and EU Pork Exports, and Chinese Pork Demand Sep 20, 2021
U.S. Pork Exports In its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) stated that, “Pork exports in July were 508 million pounds, 8.5 percent lower than those of […]
Hog Prices Climb to 7 Year High, Food Inflation Variables Impact Protein Prices May 28, 2021
Bloomberg writer Michael Hirtzer reported on Friday that, “America’s insatiable appetite for ribs and hot dogs pushed hog prices to the highest in nearly seven years as the summer grilling season kicks off. […]
Livestock: Record Chinese Pork Imports, Swine Fever Limits German Exports Apr 20, 2021
Bloomberg News reported on Monday that, “China’s pork imports jumped to an all-time high in March on supply concerns following a resurgence of African swine fever in the world’s biggest consumer and producer. “Inbound […]
Ag Trade: A Look at China’s Hog Inventory, Implications for Corn Demand Mar 24, 2021
Writing recently in the CARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) Agricultural Policy Review, from Iowa State University (“Is China’s Hog Rebuilding Complete? Reconciling Inventory and Price Data“), Dermot Hayes, Xi He, and Wendong […]
Livestock: African Swine Fever in China Continues to Impact Markets Mar 17, 2021
Earlier this month, Bloomberg News reported that, “African swine fever is re-emerging in Asia, threatening to upend efforts to replenish national herds after the virus killed tens of millions of pigs in […]
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: How Has COVID-19 Affected U.S. Pork Exports? May 19, 2020
Yesterday, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, which included updated information regarding U.S. pork exports. Illinois is a leading pork producing State. In part, the ERS […]
Livestock: African Swine Fever Continues to Propel “Profound” Market Changes Jan 14, 2020
Last week, Financial Times writers Emiko Terazono, Andres Schipani and Jamie Smyth reported that, “China’s African swine fever epidemic has dramatically reshaped the global meat market and its trade patterns in the 18 months since the […]
China “Scouring the World for Meat” as African Swine Fever Impacts Protein Markets Nov 11, 2019
Bloomberg News reported last week that, “Tang Jie, who works on a pig farm, says he used to get pork from the wet market near his home every day. But […]
