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.
Profit Maximizer
Export Demand Comes into Focus as Supplies Seasonally Increase
Pork prices are stabilizing following Labor Day weekend disruptions.
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Pork Prices Drop, Offer Feature Opportunities for Post Labor Day Needs
Due to the seasonal increase in supply, a slowdown in export sales and inventory depletion, prices collapsed far more quickly than expected.
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Pork Prices Remain Firm on Lower Y/Y Slaughter, Tight Spot Supplies
Pork market is hot and cash hog prices are near record levels, but does that warrant current fall premiums?
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Seasonal Supply Lows Pressuring Spot Market Prices
Supplies are in line with the projections from the latest hog inventory data. Market participants seem surprised by the seasonal shortfall. Hog and pork prices are firm in the near term.
Profit Maximizer
Mixed Signals in the Market as Some Items Struggle, Others Trade Firm
The cure for high prices is high prices — lack of features and ample inventory cause prices to adjust and create future opportunities.
Pork Academy
Crop Markets, Pork Export Markets, Economic Outlook
Dr. Dermot Hayes and Steve Elmore discuss the pork industry's economic outlook at World Pork Expo.
Pork Academy
Coffee Talk: Hot Topics in the Pork Industry
A leading panel of pork industry experts discussed sustainability, FAD, labor and trade at World Pork Expo.
Pork Academy
2022 Pork Academy Seminars
Pork Academy is a series of in-depth seminars hosted by the National Pork Board at World Pork Expo. Learn from top industry experts about the latest in the pork industry.
Webinar
USDA Data, Climate & Weather Driving Markets
The June webinar covered domestic weather patterns and predictions, global events in crop and livestock markets and the most recent USDA Hogs and Pigs Report.
Pork Checkoff News
NPB Elects New 2022-2023 Officers
The new NPB officers will lead the 15 producer directors that represent the 60,000 U.S. pig farmers who pay into the Pork Checkoff.
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