As you prepare for a Labor Day cookout, don’t be surprised if you see pork on sale at the grocery store while beef appears pricey. Hog prices are near a five-month low, trading Friday near…
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Crop Report Crushes Corn
The much-anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Monday sent the corn market careening limit-down after the USDA projected a far larger corn crop than had been anticipated. Most market watchers expected the USDA to…
New Trade Skirmish, New Market Lows
President Trump announced a new round of tariffs against China on Thursday, implementing a new 10% tax on $300 billion of Chinese goods. He cited China’s complicity in the ongoing U.S. opioid epidemic as well…
Pork Starts to Sizzle
Hog prices reached a one-month high on Friday, trading over 84 cents per pound. Prices are climbing on renewed expectations that China will need to buy more U.S. pork as it continues to struggle with…