In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: SCOTUS upholds California Proposition 12, NPPC testifies on trade, NPPC backs passage of the Beagle Brigade Act, House Ways and Means Committee hosts field hearing on trade, ASF detected in Indonesia, U.S. pork exports increase in March and NPPC supports Torres Small for USDA Deputy…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: the importance of international trade, NPPC’s Stevermer to testify on agricultural trade, NPPC policy series for Hill staff, USTR meets with Indo-Pacific economic framework countries, shipping coalition asks Congress to address railroad storage fees, USDA to open 12 regional food business centers and congressional hearings…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: Secretary Vilsack testifies, Farm Bill listening session, and ASF and animal welfare webinars. Also, increased pork exports, APHIS awards, letters of support for passing TPA and for further action for SHIP IT Act. Take a deeper dive below. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Testifies Before the Senate…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: USDA Ag Outlook Forum, Farm Bill hearings, Codex Alimentarius meeting updates, Mexico’s ban on GMO corn, White House Rural Stakeholders call, NASDA to fight ASF and South Korea ASF report. Take a deeper dive below. USDA’s 99th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum What happened: The United…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: Farm Bill trade and horticulture hearing, labor talks with the West Coast, and Congressional Supply Chain Caucus.. Take a deeper dive below. Senate Ag Committee Kick Off Farm Bill Hearings What happened: The Senate Committee on Agriculture kicked off its first of a series of…
U.S. Pork Exports Soar During Pork Month What happened? U.S. pork exports in October – National Pork Month – reached their highest in 16 months, according to data recently released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Year-over-year, exports were up 5% in October, topping 238,000 metric tons, the largest amount since June 2021.…
Producers Convey Pork Industry Priorities During NPPC Fly-in NPPC held its fall Legislative Action Conference Wednesday and Thursday, with nearly 100 pork producers in Washington, D.C., meeting with their members of Congress to discuss pork industry priorities. Over the two-day event, producers asked lawmakers to: Press the Biden administration to join the 11-nation Comprehensive and…
NPPC, Farm Bureau Respond to Proponents Of Proposition 12In their U.S. Supreme Court case against California’s Proposition 12, NPPC and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) this week filed a brief in response to issues raised by those who want the law upheld. Proposition 12 bans the sale in California of pork not produced according…
MCDONALD’S BOARD REJECTS ANIMAL-RIGHTS ACTIVISTSLate last week, McDonald’s shareholders rejected Carl Icahn’s bid to get two animal-rights activists on the fast-food restaurant’s board. The billionaire investor wants to force the company to stop buying pork from hog farmers who use individual pens for sows. Several other food firms, including Wendy’s, Papa John’s, and Dine Brands…
USDA PROPOSED RULES ON POULTRY INDUSTRY TO BE PUBLISHED SOONUSDA soon will publish a proposed rule and an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) related to poultry production now that the White House Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of the regulations. NPPC is watching the rules, which could provide a preview…