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Pork industry cries foul over USDA move
2016-03-05 12:23:00| National Hog Farmer
Pork producers are calling out USDA for settling with activist group over contract dispute, noting that the move does not have industry support, despite the ag agency's claims. read more
Canadian Pork Industry Supportive of National Levy on Pork
2016-03-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The General Manager of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board reports the pork industry across the country appear very supportive of a national levy to be collected on the sale of pork consumed in Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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South Africa Now Importing US Pork
2016-03-03 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - South Africa is now accepting US pork exports. The National Pork Producers Council, which worked with the Obama administration to convince Pretoria to lift a de facto ban on US pork, welcomed the news.
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Weekly USMEF Audio Report: South Africa Now Open to U.S. Pork
2016-03-01 12:15:00| National Hog Farmer
On Feb. 26, South Africa reopened to U.S. pork. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Senior Vice President for Global Marketing Dan Halstrom says that although access to the market is still somewhat restricted, USMEF sees potential opportunities for U.S. pork cuts in South Africa’s meat processing and retail sectors. He explains that with South Africa also reopening to U.S. beef earlier this year, having both products eligible will add momentum to USMEF’s market development efforts. USMEF also recently began exploring opportunities for U.S. Audio File: Halstrom on U.S. pork to South Africa 02-29-16.mp3 read more
Pork Commentary: China Pork Imports Up 37%
2016-03-01 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - For the last few months, we have discussed the huge decline in the Chinese swine breeding herd of over 11 million sows. This led to the hog price in China to increase to $1.25 USD liveweight per pound or an increase of $150 per head in China for a market hog. We predicted a large increase in pork imports to China. The latest China customs statistics bring out this analysis.
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