National Pork Board in the United States works with meal kit providers to supply consumers with ready-to-cook products
DES MOINES, Iowa — People don’t know how to prepare and cook pork. So now the food and pork industries are preparing it for them and showing them how to cook it. The U.S. pork industry is working with “meal kit” providers to help supply ready-to-cook, pork-based ingredient packages to consumers’ doors. “It’s a great […] Read moreTag Archives World Pork Expo — page 4
‘We are bleeding’: U.S. hog producer
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hog farmers and pork industry players were upset, dismayed and angry at the World Pork Expo. They became the first victims of retaliation by Mexico and China for United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, and they didn’t hide their suffering. “We are bleeding,” said Ohio hog […] Read more
Bewilderment, sadness and outrage: mood of US farmers in trade war
World Pork Expo happening as trade war escalates
There’s a fraught mood hanging over the World Pork Expo, at least if the leaders of the U.S. National Pork Producers Council are any sign. They just finished a press conference with a room full of reporters and I’d sum up the feelings about the U.S.-launched trade war, and the resulting Mexican and Chinese retaliation […] Read more
‘Significant differences’ hinder U.S.-EU trade talks
The National Pork Producers Council wants trade representatives to focus on bilateral deals with Japan, Malaysia or Vietnam
DES MOINES, Iowa — In early June, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he’s open to restarting free trade talks with the European Union. Those talks have been stalled since last fall, when Americans elected Donald Trump as president. Ross may be willing to resume negotiations, but the National Pork Producers Council in the United […] Read more
U.S. industry fears immigration policy will hike labour shortage
DES MOINES, Iowa — The irony is hard to ignore. Rural Americans strongly supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, partly because of his hard-line stance on immigrants and threats to build a wall at the Mexican border. Meanwhile, farmers and businesspeople in rural America rely heavily on immigrant labour. In fact, many farms […] Read more
Hog industry support for TPP has little influence on policy-makers
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. hog industry’s reaction to the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a mix of frustration and annoyance with flashes of outrage and a touch of guarded optimism. All major components of the U.S. industry, from pig production to slaughter to food processing, have lobbied hard for the Pacific Rim trade deal, but widespread […] Read more
VIDEO: Hog outlook optimistic
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hog farmers should have good profits this year, weaker profits next year and a rebound in 2018, a leading U.S. market analyst told farmers at the World Pork Expo. However, in the complicated mathematics of hog production economics, a number of factors could substantially alter that profitability forecast. Steve Meyer of […] Read more
Sow stalls not dead yet as farmers unconvinced
Many U.S. producers won’t bow to pressure | Major hog show features equipment for both stalls and open housing
DES MOINES, Iowa — Traditional sow gestation stalls are still being built, despite public momentum to halt the practice of keeping sows confined during pregnancy, industry insiders said at the World Pork Expo. “By no means are we seeing all new construction … moving in that direction (away from gestation crates),” U.S. National Pork Producers […] Read more
Unusual weather patterns put feedgrain prices at risk
La Nina year? Market analysts warn corn and soybean yields may fall short with poor weather, driving up prices for livestock feeders
DES MOINES, Iowa — Normal growing conditions would give livestock feeders bigger corn and soybean crops this year, along with lower feedgrain prices and less worry about supply. However, counting on “normal” or “average” weather is a risky proposition, a leading weather expert and a respected market analyst told farmers at the World Pork Expo […] Read more
