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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.
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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.
The Path to Protection 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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$3.6 Billion
Value of U.S. Pork Exported
Total U.S. pork exports through June 2022 to other markets were valued at $3.6 billion. That equates to 2.8 billion pounds (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
$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.
