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In January 2023, Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company announced it had finalized the purchase of a 132-acre site for its planned 2,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in Mills County, Iowa.

Information on cattle on feed operations and sales for slaughter.

Perry loses jobs and economic activity. Some farmers will need to haul hogs farther for slaughter. Other communities will gain jobs and economic activity.

The 36 largest U.S. pig producers reduced sows by 17,348 in 2023, the first net loss Pork Powerhouses® reported since 2010.

Supply and demand drive cattle prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service compiles a wealth of information regarding cattle supply from surveys of producers. It publishes that

NPPC works closely with committees to advocate for improvements to Livestock Mandatory Reporting and other tools, such as USDA’s Swine Contract Library.

Despite some market signals that usually result in expansion, cattle and hog producers are likely to wait until at least 2025.

Retail egg prices rose between 7.2% and 9.2% from the 2022 outbreak, according to a University of Arkansas paper.

Last year it cost more to raise a hog than it brought in at sale. This year is looking slightly better so far for pork production, but input costs—such as energy and labor—remain high.

2023 broke pork export records and was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal market.