Chinese Pork Market to Reopen to US
US – The United States and China have reached an agreement to reopen the Chinese market to US pork and pork products, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced this...

CME: Pork, Beef Prices Up; Chicken Prices Steady
US - USDA’s monthly estimates of retail meat prices, released on Thursday, indicate that the average prices of beef and pork increased from January while chicken prices were steady and turkey prices...

Report Highlights Impacts of Livestock Production
US - A new report reveals the environmental and social impacts of what its editors call the 'livestock revolution'.

CME: US Trade Officials Attempt to Seal Pork Deal
US - A reminder from a reader regarding other wholesale pork pricing issues: USDA does not report a number of pork products due to differentiation and other factors, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner...

Producers Want Trucking Issue with Mexico Resolved
US - With rumours that the Mexican government may update a trade retaliation list against US products, the National Pork Producers Council and state pork producer organisations on Monday, 15 March, urged...

CME: Only a Fraction of Pork Produced Reported
US - Our statement in yesterday’s edition that “Cut prices are updated daily for beef and as often as they are traded and reported for pork... ” predicated a few questions from readers about the status...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Recession Impacts Consumer Buying Habits
US - The fifth edition of The Power of Meat, a joint study by the American Meat Institute and the Food Marketing Institute, finds that the recession is continuing to impact food purchasing and...

Weekly Outlook: Month-end USDA Reports
US - The USDA will release two reports on 31 March that could have significance for corn and soybean prices, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

Market Preview: Federal Market Oversight Likely
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

CME: Predictor of Fed Cattle/Market Hog Prices
US - What is the best predictor of the prices for fed cattle or market hogs? There is no better predictor of one day’s price than the previous day’s price, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

January Meat Exports Show Mixed Results
US - The pace of US beef and pork exports cooled somewhat in January, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Muscle cut exports held up fairly well...

CME: Beef and Pork Output Still Low
US - Beef and pork output continued to trend below year ago levels for the week ending 13 March, in part due to much lower carcass weights (see table below), according to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner...

January Pork Exports Lower Than in December
US - The higher hog and pork prices in early 2010 had caused us to speculate that US pork exports were increasing, write Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Smithfield Sees Profits Return
US - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial year of $37.3 million, compared to a loss last year of $108.1 million.

Poultry Loan Guidance Expanded for Pork Operations
US - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced that USDA will expand guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices...

CME: January Pork Exports Down in Several Markets
US - For all the talk of strong meat export growth in 2010, the export data released by USDA on Thursday showed a slow January start for pork and chicken, according to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Projections Unchanged Despite Russian Reopening
US - Russia's recent reopening to US pork did not move the USDA to increase its 2010 projections for pork exports.

Community College Swine Education Gets Grant
IOWA, US - The US Pork Center of Excellence has been granted nearly $300,000 from the US Department of Education to implement the Professional Swine Manager/Technician Certification Programme for community...

CME: Pork Supplies Lowered in March Update
US - USDA released on Wednesday, 10 March, its latest grain and meat supply forecasts for 2010, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

USMEF Pleased with Agreement on Pork Exports
US - On Friday, 5 March, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United States and Russia had reached an agreement to reopen the Russian market to US pork and pork products.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Tyson Indiana Pork Plant Slaughter Still Suspended
INDIANA, US - Hog slaughter at Tyson Foods Inc's fire-damaged Logansport, Indiana, pork plant could restart late this week or early next week, the company said on Monday.

Ag Secretary Outlines Strategy to Increase Exports
US - During a keynote speech at the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California, Friday, 5 March, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out USDA’s plans to increase exports of agricultural products...

Weekly Outlook: Value of US Dollar and Corn Prices
US - It has not been uncommon for daily fluctuations in corn prices to be attributed to fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies. So, what is the connection?, asks Darrel...