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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Taiwan's opposition protests government allowing US pork imports with ractopamine
Johnny Chiang, chairman of Taiwan's opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) said they are against Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's administration announcement to allow US pork imports containing ractopamine, South China Morning Post and Taiwan rep ...
Friday, August 14, 2020
New Zealand government's surplus pork buy scheme amid lockdown lauded
New Zealand Pork, which is the statutory industry board that works to support the country's pork producers and farmers, has praised the government for devising a scheme that helped the industry through the purchase of surplus pork, which wa ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Lower US pork exports to China in H2: WH Group
China's WH Group expects pork exports from the United States to China to dip in the second half, chief financial officer Guo Lijun said on Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic cut volumes being handled at US processing plants and lifted prices ...
Monday, July 27, 2020
US pork council urges Congress to save livelihood of hog farmers
US hog farmers continue to face an unprecedented emergency as a result of COVID-related challenges, with an estimated two million hogs still backed-up on farms according to an analysis by Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Kerns & Assoc ...
Monday, July 13, 2020
New project to identify gaps in US pork sector's biosecurity
The National Pork Board (NPB) and Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) are funding a 12-month long projectto identify gaps in US pork industry's national biosecurity, SHIC reported.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
US pork board launches new animal disease prevention tool
The US National Pork Board has released a new technology that helps hog producers stop large scale disease outbreaks before they even start, RFDTV reported.
Monday, June 22, 2020
US pork council challenges Californian proposition to regulate farm operations outside state borders
US state California's Proposition 12 imposes arbitrary animal housing standards that reach outside its borders to farms across the United States, but that does not sit well with the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bure ...
Monday, June 1, 2020
Canadian, US pork industries intertwined, suffer with US processing plant shutdowns
Canadian pork farmers have often been closely linked to the pork industry in the US, and considering this, the shutdown of US pork processing plants has pummeled the Canadian pork industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, St Albert Today reporte ...
Friday, May 22, 2020
Lower US pork and beef inventories in May due to COVID-19
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data showed United States frozen pork inventories are lower in April, with beef inventories also decreased because the COVID-19 pandemic closed meat plants and forced groceries to set purchase limits, Reu ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
More US pork exported to China, meat slaughter averages falling
Supplies of United States pork are being exported to China even as the United States is close to a meat supply crisis due to COVID-19, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
US pork output slashed by 50% amid operating meat plants
According to Tyson Foods, US hog processing capacity had dropped by 50% even with the president's executive order last week requiring meat processing plants to stay open to ward off shortages, reported The Washington Post.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Philippines to transport surplus pork to Luzon
The Department of Agriculture is now coordinating with Mindanao hog raisers for the transport of its surplus pork to meet demand in Luzon, agriculture spokesperson Noel Reyes said Tuesday, reported The Philippine Star.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
US pork sector faces US$5-billion loss due to COVID-19
US hog values are plummeting due to the impact of COVID-19 and creating a financial disaster for pork producers nationwide with a collective loss of US$5 billion for the remainder of the year.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
US meat group expands access for US pork, beef in China
Among the provisions negotiated in the US-China "Phase One" trade deal, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has included expanded access for US beef and pork in its Export Library for China.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
US pork, beef exports rise higher in 2020
Following a record-breaking performance in 2019, US pork and beef exports maintained a torrid pace in January, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation.

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