National Hog Farmer

National Hog Farmer is a leading business magazine dedicated to the pork industry. It offers essential updates, management tips, and relevant production insights to help professional pork producers maintain a competitive edge in today's market.

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Sunterra seeks case dismissal, punitive damages in Compeer lawsuit

1 week ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

The defendants in Compeer Financial’s lawsuit against three hog farms in Yankton County, South Dakota are seeking case dismissal and punitive damages, as well as counterclaim the plaintiffs’ costs and disbursements, and direct and consequential damages.
UK extends personal meat import ban to all EU countries amid FMD concerns

1 week ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Last week a sixth case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Slovakia. Starting Saturday, travelers entering Great Britain from all European Union member states will no longer be able to bring cattle, sheep, goat and pig meat, as well as dairy products for personal use into the country.
Judge rules SD hog farms receiver, Sunterra work together to comply with order

2 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Due to the farms’ fraudulent check kiting actions, Compeer claims it is now facing losses of $36 million. A U.S. district judge has ordered the appointed receiver in Compeer Financial’s lawsuit against three hog farms in Yankton County, South Dakota and the Alberta, Canada-based owner to continue to work together on compliance with the order and come to agreements where they can.
Recession watch

2 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Dennis Smith

Pork is in a solid position to gain market share of the U.S. consumer meat dollar; beef is going to be the big loser. The Trump tariff scheme is driving the U.S. economy and the global economy off a cliff. I’m not sure how anyone can argue that point. The broad-based tariff on all countries is a massive tax increase on every American. Prices on nearly all goods will rise for all consumers.
Will U.S. consumers hit their breaking point on meat prices this year?

3 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Macroeconomic uncertainty in Q2 could erode consumer financial sentiment, cause domestic meat demand to falter. For the last five years, consumer price indices for meat, poultry, fish and eggs has outpaced the aggregate food CPI, non-food CPI and total CPI. During that same period, consumer sentiment has dropped and has remained lower than levels experienced during the late 2010s.
Hungary, Slovakia on high alert with more FMD cases

3 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Slovakia’s fifth foot-and-mouth case is not far from Austrian and Czech borders, farm has a connection with one of the outbreaks in Hungary. This week Hungary’s National Food Chain Safety Office confirmed the presence of foot-and-mouth disease on two more cattle farms while Slovakian authorities reported a fifth FMD outbreak at a large farm housing 3,750 head of cattle.
Judge rules price-fixing lawsuit against pork processors may proceed

3 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Hormel dismissed from case due to reluctance, refusal to participate in Agri Stats reports. This week a U.S. district judge in Minnesota handed down decisions on 11 separate motions surrounding a multidistrict litigation alleging one benchmarking company and seven of the nation’s leading pork producers conspired to limit the supply of pork and fix prices in violation of state and federal antitrust laws.
What happens if the swine industry loses rendering temporarily?

3 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Chris Rademacher acknowledges U.S. pork producers may be experiencing “foreign animal disease preparation fatigue,” but with warmer weather around the corner, it’s a good time to consider your options for mortality management. If African swine fever, classical swine fever or foot-and-mouth disease is detected in the United States, there will a national movement standstill, for at least 72 hours.
Pipestone Management files motion, believes SD hog farms receiver order violated

3 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Last week Compeer Financial filed a lawsuit against Sunterra Farms, requesting the court appoint a receiver to oversee the care of 110,000 hogs. The court appointed receiver in Compeer Financial’s lawsuit against three hog farms in Yankton County, South Dakota has filed a motion requesting the court command Alberta, Canada-based Sunterra Farms to show cause why they and their counsel should not be held in contempt of court for violating the receiver order.
FMD hits Hungary again

4 weeks ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Dairy farm located 4 miles from the Hungary/Austria border. Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Office has confirmed a second case of foot-and-mouth disease, this time in a dairy cattle herd in the Levél settlement of Győr-Moson-Sopron county. Authorities immediately started vaccination for the 3,000 animals, and say liquidation of the farm will begin soon.