U.S. per capita pork consumption is forecast to dip 0.6 pounds this year and to decline another 0.2 pounds next year.

Jeff Hoogendoorn with Professional Ag Marketing says the grain markets were lower on disappointment about the tariff truce with China being delayed another 90-days as there was optimism for a deal.

Lean hog futures are up 52 cents to $1.55 across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported ...

The process was described to me before I walked onto the kill floor. Jim Wood, owner of Palmetto Creek Farms, gave me the rundown. “They can’t see anything. There’s nothing to hear. I don’t think they ...

Lean hog futures are down $1.0 to $2.25 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Friday AM report was down $1.93 ...

Now that Ranchland Packing Co. has clearance from the USDA to resume business, owner Gary Wold is focusing on growth plans. He wants to add a new hog slaughtering and packing facility capable of ...

PASO ROBLES, Calif – Sinton and Sons Local Meats and Provisions is taking corrective actions after federal inspectors witnessed the improper slaughter of a pig in early February. Personnel with the ...

Lean hog futures are trading with losses of 65 cents to $1.60 in the nearbys on Thursday. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was up 95 cents at $88.49 in the Thursday AM report. The ...

A Grand Island man was shot in the leg Saturday during an altercation that began while a group was slaughtering pigs. Grand Island police responded to a disturbance call about 6:41 p.m. Saturday and ...