Smithfield Foods has inked a deal with VisionAg, an affiliate of North Carolina’s HD3 Farms, to start a new hog production business early next year as the meat producer gears up to go public, the ...

According to the USDA Economic Research Service Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for February 2026, prices of live equivalent national daily direct producer-sold hogs averaged $61.49 per cwt, a 1 ...

The company aims to increase its packaged meat products, a segment that generates a higher operating margin since this segment sells premium products. Since 2024, the lean hog spot price has increased ...

Differences in supply and demand of hogs and pork are influenced by seasonality, the hog production cycle and other factors The spread between Lean Hog and Pork Cutout indices is traditionally largest ...

Smith stated, "I'm pleased to report we've raised our outlook for adjusted operating profit, driven primarily by our increased outlook for our Hog Production segment." Hall confirmed, "We now ...

Minnesota is closing in on North Carolina to be the second-largest hog-producing state in the nation. According to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Minnesota's pig population on Dec.

BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - China on Monday issued new regulations to control the nation's pig production capacity after an aggressive expansion of farms over the past two years led to an oversupply ...