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Robust Exports Helped Lift Pork Prices in Q1, Will that Hold in the Spring and Summer?
Higher pork exports in Q1 resulted in a 1.7% decline in domestic availability despite higher slaughter/production.
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Robust Demand Supporting Pork Prices this Summer, Fall Outlook is less Certain
Hog slaughter has been running above year ago levels in the last two weeks but since early March slaughter has been about the same as last year while weights have been lower, resulting in less pork available in the spot market.
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Investing In Our Planet Every Day – Including Earth Day
This Earth Month, the pork industry is demonstrating how real data from U.S. pig farms can paint a picture of progress for farmers and the supply chain.
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Pork Has Surprising Advantages Over Red Meat in a Planet-Friendly Diet
To qualify as sustainable, foods need to be nutrient rich, affordable, environmentally friendly, and socially acceptable. Pork checks all 4 boxes as a sustainable, high-quality protein.
Sustainability
Partners with Purpose: NPB and Ducks Unlimited Advance Sustainability Progress
National Pork Board and Ducks Unlimited are an unlikely, yet strategic sustainability partnership helping producers identify efficiencies and opportunities on farms in a planet-friendly way.
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Pork Supply Expected to be Above Year ago Levels in Summer/Fall but Robust Demand Drives Price Expectations
The quarterly survey of hog operations suggests that pork supply in 2024 will be modestly higher than in 2023. The breeding herd inventory is down 2% from a year ago but the reduction has been more than offset by productivity gains.
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USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report Recap
Dr. Steve Meyer, Ever.Ag, provided a thorough analysis of the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, offering valuable insights for U.S. pork producers. Brett Stuart, Global AgriTrends, shared his expertise on the current global state of the hog industry and its implications for U.S. pork production.
Sustainability
From Farm to Market: Fueling Demand with Sustainable Pork
The latest Pork Cares Farm Impact Report snapshot shares on-farm sustainability measurements from 2022 farm data.
Market Growth
Consumer Influencers Help Build a Bigger Appetite for Pork
NPB partners with content creators to demonstrate how consumer insights are applied to make pork more relevant to the target audiences.
Market Growth
Exploring Consumer Preferences for Pork
Illinois pork producers tour four different retail stores in Chicago and discover the differences in how pork is uniquely merchandised in each store to meet the needs of different consumers.
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Fresh Pork Trending Up, More Upside Price Risk for Q2
Cold storage report bullish, with pork inventories down in February vs. previous month despite increase in production. Total inventory at the end of February was down 12% from a year ago.
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Pork Supply Outlook for Spring, Summer and Fall, Plus Price Implications
Hog supplies expected to be higher y/y through spring and early summer, but supply risk is skewed to the downside considering cuts to the breeding herd and uncertainty about productivity growth going forward.
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