Sustainability
NPB and Partners Receive $155 Million from USDA Climate-Smart Program
NPB is a collaborator on three separate grants awarded by USDA that support climate-smart pork production.
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Country Music Superstar Luke Bryan Goes Back to His Roots to Support Pig Farmers
Five-time Entertainer of the Year invites people to visit metaphorical five-star hotel to address common myths about modern pig farming.
RFP: A Systems Approach to Understanding the Nutrient Cycle Across the Pork Ecosystem
The National Pork Board is soliciting proposals from investigators to fill gaps in knowledge that will enable a systems approach to understanding nutrient flow in pork’s ecosystem.
Path to ProtectionTM From an FAD Outbreak
AgView is a pig-contact-tracing platform funded by the Pork Checkoff.
The platform helps promote business continuity in case of a foreign animal disease concern by providing herd health and movement data to state and federal animal health officials.
It’s easy to get started. Click below to create an AgView account today.
Our Mission: Make Pork the Most Sustainable Meat
You’ve heard the buzz about sustainable agriculture. For pork production, that means doing what’s right for people, pigs, and the planet.
The National Pork Board has developed On-Farm Sustainability Reports for all pork producers to take credit for work you’re already doing on your operation.
These reports will help you measure, document and share your sustainable farm practices and give you ideas for areas to improve.
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$4.2 Billion
Value of U.S. Pork Exported
Total U.S. pork exports through July 2022 were valued at $4.2 billion. That equates to 1.5 million metric tons (product weight).
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Meat Consumption Around the World
In 2021, pork was the most widely consumed protein across the globe.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
2021 Export Values Per Hog
In 2021, export value averaged $62.86 for every U.S. hog marketed in these export markets.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and USMEF
