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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
USDA: US hog inventory up 1%
The US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has reported that there were 79.1 million hogs and pigs on US farms as of September 1, 2020, up 1% from September 2019, but down 1% from June 1, 2020, accord ...
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Oversupply of US hogs hounds industry
The oversupply of hogs in the US pork production system is seen to worsen in the long run, as many meat-processing facilities remain or may shut down due to the lingeringCOVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday, August 15, 2020
US hog farmers seek amendments to livestock risk protection programme
Hog farmers across the US have urged the Department of Agriculture's Federal Crop Insurance Corp. (FCIC) to institute changes in the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance programme that would mitigate the impact of unexpected declines i ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
US' Maxwell Foods to close hog operations in 2021
Maxwell Foods, a food company based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, the United States, announced it will permanently shut down its hog operations next year.
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 ...
Sunday, July 26, 2020
China Xiangtai Food grows hog business in Guangxi
China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. has entered into a lease agreement to expand its hog breeding business in Guangxi province through its primary operating subsidiary, Chongqing Penglin Food Co. Ltd., Financial News Media reported.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
US creates new bill to aid COVID-affected hog farmers
US senators have created a new bill to aid hog and poultry producers who are forced to kill or donate animals that cannot be processed into the food supply due to COVID-related plant capacity reductions, Farm Journal reported.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Backlog on US hog farms might reach two million heads
According to three economists, as much as two million hogs are backed up on US farms because of coronavirus slowdowns and shutdowns at meatpacking plants, Successful Farming reported.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
US hog sector grows by 5%
As of June 1, 2020, US farms gathered 79.6 million hogs and pigs, 5% higher from June last year, Hoosier Ag Today reported.
Friday, June 19, 2020
US state panel junks proposed hog farm ban
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council rejected the proposal for the permanent suspension of medium- and large-scale hog farms in the Buffalo River watershed, reported NWA Democrat-Gazette.
Friday, June 12, 2020
US' Iowa left with over half-million backlogged hogs
The COVID-19 crisis that shuttered or reduced the capacity of numerous plants in Iowa have left about 600,000 hogs backlogged right now, Feedstuffs reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
US' Iowa to support farmers who euthanise hogs amid crisis
The US state of Iowa will become the first state to give financial aid to farmers who must dispose of hogs euthanised because of the COVID-19 crisis, the state's agriculture department said Tuesday, reported Reuters.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
US state's hog sector might lose US$2 billion on COVID-19
Economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak will mean steep losses for Iowa agriculture, including over US$2 billion for the hog industry, if the disease and social distancing policy impacts hold up to yearend.
Friday, March 20, 2020
US cattle, hog futures rebound along with grocery demand
On Thursday, US livestock futures rose as part of a broad recovery in the agriculture markets stemming from a rebound in crude oil prices and export hopes, traders said.
Friday, February 28, 2020
Covid-19 update: Coronavirus impact moderate; ASF remains foremost threat to hog farming (Feb 25, 2020)
The impact of the Covid-19 epidemic is far less serious to the hog market. Although hog farmers faced feed delivery difficulties just like broiler farmers, hog diets were more flexible than broilers, hence allowing farmers to make adjustmen ...
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