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2020 was one of the most challenging if not the most challenging ever in the U.S. hog industry. The slowdown and closing of slaughter plants in the early parts of the pandemic collapsed hog prices. We are now moving int…

US lean hog futures rose on 4 January, bucking wider Wall Street drop and trends seen in other markets.

China has suspended imports from an Aurora Alimentos pork plant over coronavirus concerns.

Argentina's recently announced suspension of corn exports will not have its intended effect, which was to lower the cost of local staples like steak, the country's CICCRA meat industry chamber said on 4 January.

Local governments across Taiwan are creating rules to keep ractopamine-fed US pork out of their markets, but Taiwan’s Premier says that they lack the authority to set their own standards.

Chinese pig prices remain high despite the reported expansion of China’s pig herd to 90 percent of its normal levels.

Chinese supermarkets and consumers are embracing domestic meat as import numbers stagnate and concerns over food-borne transmission of the novel coronavirus continue.

Expect eating to get more expensive; meat and veggies pushing prices higher

The UK has been granted "national listed status", ensuring that exports to the EU of live animals and animal products can continue after the end of the Brexit transition.

The United Kingdom left the European Union's orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in its most significant geopolitical shift since the loss of empire.…

US lean hog futures closed higher on 31 December, buoyed by fund-driven buying, strong weekly export sales data and optimism about consumer demand for pork in the coming months.

China will release more meat from state reserves as Lunar New Year holiday approaches.

It was not a bad week for the lean hog futures market as prices notched a four-week high and have been trending up from the November low.

US lean hog futures inched up on 30 December, but surging corn prices are signalling increased feed costs, pressuring future contracts.

In a surprise move, Argentina’s agriculture ministry has suspended sales of corn for export until 28 February as part of a strategy to ensure domestic food supplies.

NFU President Minette Batters thanks the public for their ongoing support and acknowledges that British farming has entered a new era.

US lean hog futures rose on 29 December on short covering and technical buying, missing some pressure from the surrounding market.

Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 cases to increase checks on shipments before they are sent to China.

The CoBank 2021 outlook report examines 10 key factors that will shape rural agriculture in the US

New research on sex determination suggests that producers may not have to surgically castrate male pigs to prevent boar taint.