Hog

Hog Outlook: Total exports and the destinations for pork have shifted over three decades.

World Pork Expo 2021 is scheduled for June 9-11.

Economists say since COVID-19 crisis, cash prices of major products, such as hams and pork loins, are holding up well, however there is significant weakness in the pork belly market.

Regionalization agreement reached on avian influenza, virulent Newcastle. Also, agreement reached on beef product access.

For now, there are no vaccines or in-field detection devices for the disease, which kills 99% of hogs it infects.

China saw the same issues, just months ahead of the rest the world, and is now starting to return to normal.

The scholarship was renamed in 2006 to honor the passing of NPPC board member Lois Britt, a lifetime supporter of agriculture.

Iowa Pork Producers Association delegates at annual National Pork Forum had three policy proposals ratified by NPPC.

China’s per capita pork consumption has risen fivefold since 1975, but it’s production lags behind demand.

SARS-CoV-2 is part of a third distinct group of coronaviruses and is genetically and antigenically distinct from swine coronaviruses.