Follow Us on Twitter| Find Us on Facebook | SwineCast Listen at Your Connection. At Your Convenience | RSS Feed RSS | Hogs on the Hill Blog   
Search:
Home About Us Programs Public Policy Newsroom Events
Mexico Adds Pork To Trade Retaliation List
The National Pork Producers Council today expressed its strong disappointment with the U.S. and Mexican governments’ actions related to allowing Mexican trucks into the United States.


MEXICAN TRUCKING AND PORK

Mexico placed a tariff on U.S. pork imports because the United States has failed to live up to a trade obligation allowing Mexican trucks to haul goods into the U.S. To read more, click the following link: Mexican trucking and pork.
TRUTH ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS AND PORK

Click here for more information
on antibiotics or click here for
facts about antibiotic use. FDA released guidance on antibiotics
June 28th.


PROPOSED GIPSA RULE A DISASTER


The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has proposed a federal rule that could limit pork producers' options in selling pigs to processors. Click here to read an overview of the proposed GIPSA rule and Click here to read the actual rule.

NPPC President Sam Carney discusses the proposed GIPSA rule with AgWired (Audio).

            WE CARE

NPPC and the National Pork Board have launched a program, We Care, to promote pork producers' long-standing commitment to responsible pork production. Click here to learn more about We Care.