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April fed steer & heifer slaughter takes a nose-dive
2020-05-07 15:43:00| Beef
Fed cattle are backing up in feedyards. The implications of that will be long-standing.
What to do if you can't get your pigs to slaughter during the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-05-06 11:56:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Swine experts from the University of Minnesota have developed guidance for producers that may be faced with holding market hogs longer than usual due to pork packing plant closures.
New analysis of US government documents indicates regular "egregious" breaches of humane handling standards during livestock slaughter
2020-05-01 11:35:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
The Animal Welfare Institute has produced a new report detailing the plethora of humane handling incidents at animal processing plants in the US, documented from 2016 through 2018.
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COVID-19 causing hog slaughter to plummet
2020-04-27 17:04:00| National Hog Farmer
Declining hog slaughter causes a shortage of pork which should push up retail pork prices. We began 2020 expecting a record supply of red meat and poultry.
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EU pig prices: pandemic pressures and low slaughter capacity cause drop in prices
2020-04-15 11:01:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
The European pork markets saw a significant drop in pig prices this week, influenced by both the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of slaughter days.