The USDA Mandatory Price Reporting System Price Data Reports started in 2001 as part of the Livestock Reporting Act of 1999. Each weekday USDA releases three reports on negotiated hog prices which are named after their ...

The 2002 Farm Bill contained a controversial provision mandating country of origin labeling (COOL) of certain unprocessed foods (beef, pork, lamb, fish, seafood, peanuts, fruits and vegetables) sold through non-small grocery ...

The changes in U.S. pork trade in the past 22 years are quite impressive. U.S. pork exports have grown from 86 million pounds carcass weight equivalent in 1986 to 3.1 billion pounds in 2007. This paper discusses the changes ...

A written testimony before the International Trade Commission, which discusses the impact of hog and pork imports from Canada on the U.S. hog production industry.

"There are 640 outlets in Missouri where one or more species of livestock may be sold. This does not include species sales by breed associations and livestock shows. Major types of these livestock market outlets are: ...

"Price spreads for beef and pork are the differences among prices at three marketing levels - farm (live animals), wholesale (carcass or wholesale cuts) and retail (average of retail cuts). From those prices, price spreads ...

Bertold Brecht once said, “Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.” Because things in the U.S. pork industry never seem to “stay the way they are,” researchers at the University of ...

"Seasonal price changes, whether consistent or not, are important factors to consider in developing or making adjustments in a livestock production program. The following charts present the average monthly variations in ...