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Soy Checkoff Continues to Build Demand Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Published April 24, 2020

The food supply chain is critical during the coronavirus pandemic. Pork producers are being challenged. "We're doing economic analysis on the impact right now," said Polly Ruhland, CEO, United Soybean Board. "Tyson announced they are going to close a plant…

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Peterson Asks White House to Help U.S. Pork Industry

Published April 23, 2020

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson sent a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force on Thursday. In the letter, Peterson asked the task force to address challenges facing the U.S. pork industry. Peterson also asked Vice President Mike…

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CDC Releases Final Report for Smithfield in Sioux Falls

Published April 23, 2020

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the Smithfield Foods processing plant in Sioux Falls has been released. Following visits to the plant on April 16 and 17, the CDC is recommending Smithfield implement further hygiene…

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Tyson Meats Closes Waterloo Pork Plant

Published April 22, 2020

Tyson Fresh Meats will be indefinitely suspending operations at the Waterloo, Iowa pork plant. This is Tyson’s largest pork plant and it’s been running at reduced levels of production due to a low number of workers available. A hand full…

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Executive Order Gives SD Hog Farmers More Time

Published April 21, 2020

A new executive order in South Dakota allows hog farmers to humanely hold onto pigs a little longer than normal. "This will only work on the lighter weight market hogs," explained Glenn Muller, executive director, South Dakota Pork Producers Council. "For…

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MN Ag and Labor Departments Trying to Help Pork Plants

Published April 20, 2020

On Monday, JBS USA said it will be closing its Worthington, Minnesota pork production plant, because employees tested positive for the coronavirus. There are efforts underway to help those plant workers and Minnesota hog producers impacted by the closure of…

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Noem Signs Executive Order for SD Pork Producers

Published April 20, 2020

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order to help the state’s pork producers during the coronavirus. "With packing plants shutting down across the country and in our region, farmer's options are very limited. The executive order will give…

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JBS USA Closes Worthington, MN Pork Plant

Published April 20, 2020

JBS USA is closing its Worthington, Minnesota pork production facility indefinitely. There's been a growing number of coronavirus cases at the plant. The facility employs more than 2,000 people and processes 20,000 hogs per day. The pork facility will be…

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U.S. Pork Industry Requests Help from USDA

Published April 15, 2020

The National Pork Producers Council is asking the USDA to help producers deal with the market challenges of the coronavirus. "We need more than $1 billion in pork purchases by the USDA to clear out a backed up meat supply,…

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Any Packing Plant is Important Right Now

Published April 15, 2020

According to Kerns & Associates economist Steve Meyer, any packing plant is important to the pork industry right now. "It's the cumulative effect that gets us. If we would have lost one plant at a time, even just two plants…

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