The Trump administration today announced plans to lift the 25% tariff on steel and the 10% duty on aluminum imports imposed last year on Canada and Mexico. Both countries subsequently retaliated against a host of U.S. products. “We thank the administration for ending a trade dispute that has placed enormous financial strain on American pork […] The post NPPC Statement on U.S. Lifting North American Metal Tariffs appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

GENESUS GLOBAL MARKET REPORT Mexico Pork Market – May 2019 Fernando Ortiz, Ibero-American Business Development Manager fortiz@genesus.com Overview of Mexico Mexico is situated in the southern portion of North America and is surrounded to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in the east. Mexico's diverse landscape of mountains, […] The post GENESUS GLOBAL MARKET REPORT Mexico Pork Market – May 2019 appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

Although total U.S. pork exports grew by 4 percent from 2017 to 2018, exports to the largest U.S. pork-trading partner, Mexico, decreased over the same period. In contrast to the trend in broiler meat exports, which showed the strongest growth in the second half of 2018, U.S. pork exports to Mexico were much stronger in […] The post USDA: Pork Exports To Mexico As Mexican Import Tariffs Raised Costs For Importers appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

Source: American Feed Industry Assn news release The American Feed Industry Association honored Bill Barr, the president of Bill Barr & Company, with its 2019 Distinguished Service Award for his life-long contributions to the feed industry. Sarah Novak, AFIA's vice president of membership and public relations, presented the award to Barr at AFIA's Purchasing and […] The post Bill Barr Receives AFIA's Distinguished Service Award appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

Tyson Foods and Tyson Fresh Meats have filed suit, in federal court, against the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging negligence in USDA inspections of hogs being slaughtered at the company's Storm Lake, Iowa, plant. Tyson claims a fraudulent inspection, in March of 2018, cost the company $2.4-million. The suit centers around inspections done, at the […] The post Tyson Foods sues USDA over negligent inspections at Storm Lake, IA plant appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>