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Transport Law Raises Issues for Pork Board 

USDA applies animal welfare law to livestock hauled by trucks. The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to apply the nation's...

Packer Praises TQA Program 

The National Pork Board's Trucker Quality Assurance (TQA) program's focus on the proper handling, loading and transport of pigs optimizes quality pork...

NPPC Hails Senate OK of Price Reporting Law 

The National Pork Producers Council has applauded the U.S. Senate for reauthorizing the law requiring meat packers to report the prices they pay producers...

Pork Export Slowdown Expected 

Forecasts for a slight increase in production and a modest slowdown in pork export growth haven't dampened prospects for continued pork profitability,...

Market Toolbox Boosts Profits, Cuts Risk 

The University of Nebraska’s Market Journal Toolbox helps farmers and ranchers maximize profitability while reducing risk to improve their bottom line....

More Bearish Pig Crop Reports Needed? 

I guess we need a few more "bearish" Hogs & Pigs Reports to stimulate this hog market. Go figure....

Circovirus Uncertainties 

There is still a lot of talk about porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), but much of the discussion is now shifting to vaccines that have been...

Export Dip Merely A Blip 

Tuesday's release of export data for July was a bit of a shock for the pork industry in that it showed the first year-over-year monthly decline since November 2003...

Pork Continues Profitable Run 

Pork producers enjoyed their 30th-consecutive month of profitability in July, based on a typical farrow-to-finish operation, says Ron Plain, University...

Pork Exports Grow 

Expansion in pork consumption worldwide is fueling continued growth of U.S. pork exports, says the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork export volume...

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