Home / Commerce / Mandatory Price Reporting Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting × NPPC’s Position NPPC supports the reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act (LMR) with industry-supported changes that enhance price discovery before it expires on Sept. 30, 2022. Because timely and accurate information is important for a competitive market to function effectively, an amendment…
WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 17, 2022 — USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced it has modified the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) eligibility requirements to capture more hog sales. The program — announced last year — provides payments to pork producers who made spot market transactions between April 16 and Sept. 1, 2020. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 18, 2019 – In response to erroneous reports in the news and (mostly) on social media, the National Pork Producers Council is reminding pork producers and consumers that federal meat inspectors are working in meat packing plants despite the government shutdown. NPPC – and other livestock groups – a year ago urged…