Production & Management
5 Tips for Staying Safe While Handling Manure
Follow these tips for manure handling safety including air quality, ventilation, warning tags, confined space protocol and fire hazards.
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Balancing an Unstable Hog Market
Bull markets, bear markets, strong demand, and supply chain disruptions – the last 14 months have been a market roller coaster.
FAD Prevention & Preparedness
Study Validates Pork Industry’s Biosecurity Measures Against African Swine Fever
After reviewing eight potential pathways, a new study has found no major areas have been overlooked to prevent the introduction of African swine fever to the U.S.
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AgView: The Path to Protection From an FAD Outbreak
African Swine Fever
U.S. pork producers must take the necessary steps to protect their farms and the domestic pork industry from the threat of ASF.
AgView
Create an AgView Account to Prepare for an FAD Outbreak
“We need everybody to create an AgView account – whether you are a large, small, niche or show pig producer – I don’t care why you’re raising a pig, we need you in the system.” Patrick Webb, DVM, Acting Chief Veterinarian for the National Pork Board
AgView
AgView is a path to protection that will help navigate uncertainty in the event of a crisis. This tool will help rapidly conduct contact-tracing to contain or regionalize a foreign animal disease outbreak.
$19 Billion
U.S. Pork Market
In 2020, pork producers marketed over 131 million pigs, which provided total cash receipts of more than $19 billion and provided over 28 billion pounds of meat to consumers worldwide.
$4.9 Billion
Value of U.S. Pork Exported YTD
Total U.S. pork exports to other markets through July 2021 was valued at $4.9 billion. That equates to 3.96 billion pounds (product weight).
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Meat Consumption Around the World
Pork is one of the most widely consumed proteins across the globe.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
2020 Export Values
In 2020, export value averaged $58.65 for every U.S. hog marketed in these export markets.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Biosecurity at Youth Swine Shows
Biosecurity is a critical step to keep your pigs healthy before, during and after a pig show.
Follow these easy steps to keep your animals healthy and protect pigs across the country from getting sick.
