DES MOINES, IOWA – April 27, 2018 – In light of a recent court ruling in North Carolina regarding hog production, the National Pork Board is sharing the strong record the U.S. pork industry has on the environment and sustainability …
Month: April 2018
Argentina Market Now Open to U.S. Pork
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With strong support and input from the National Pork Producers Council, the United States and Argentina this week finalized an export certificate that allows the U.S. pork industry to ship product to the South American country.
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House Farm Bill Establishes, Funds FMD Vaccine Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12 – The National Pork Producers Council hailed the House Committee on Agriculture’s inclusion in its 2018 Farm Bill of language establishing and funding a vaccine bank to combat an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).
FMD is …
Statement of NPPC CEO Neil Dierks On China’s Tariffs On U.S. Pork
April 2, 2018
We are disappointed that China has placed an additional 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork exports.
Exports are extremely critical to the financial well-being of our producers. Over the past 10 years, the United States, on …