BLT costs harder to swallow with U.S. pig virus, drought
The cost to produce a BLT, America's favorite summer sandwich, hit a record high of $1.65 in May and will continue to take a bigger bite out of wallets in...
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Pig virus shrinks March-May hog herd more than expected
(Reuters) - The U.S. hog herd shrank more than anticipated in the March-May quarter as a deadly pig virus swept through farms, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on...
Killer virus spreads unchecked through U.S. hog belt, pushing pork to record
John Goihl, a hog nutritionist in Shakopee, Minnesota, knows a farmer in his state who lost 7,500 piglets just after they were born. In Sampson County, North Carolina, 12,000 of...
Killer virus spreads unchecked through U.S. hog belt, pushing pork to record
John Goihl, a hog nutritionist in Shakopee, Minnesota, knows a farmer in his state who lost 7,500 piglets just after they were born. In Sampson County, North Carolina, 12,000 of...
Is virus-inflated U.S. hog market bubble about to burst?
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fund managers and traders have chased hog prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to record highs on fear of a deadly pig virus, but a market...
U.S. hog disease on the rise in No. 2 producer North Carolina
(Reuters) - After laying dormant during the hot summer weather, the onset of cooler fall temperatures has increased the spread of a virus lethal to young pigs in North Carolina,...
U.S. hog disease on the rise in No. 2 producer North Carolina
(Reuters) - After laying dormant during the hot summer weather, the onset of cooler fall temperatures has increased the spread of a virus lethal to young pigs in North Carolina,...
South Korea suspends some U.S. beef imports over feed additive
SEOUL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - South Korea has suspended some U.S. beef imports after detecting the cattle feed additive zilpaterol in meat supplied by a unit of JBS USA Holdings Inc, raising...
South Korea suspends some U.S. beef imports over feed additive
SEOUL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - South Korea has suspended some U.S. beef imports after detecting the cattle feed additive zilpaterol in meat supplied by a unit of JBS USA Holdings Inc, raising...
USDA shutdown hobbles livestock markets, grain traders make do
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. livestock markets are reeling from this week's disruption of data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the federal government shutdown drags on, while grain traders...