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  2. Commodity checkoff program - Wikipedia

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    The Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 authorized the creation of the American Lamb Board as a commodity checkoff program. [2]Because individual producers of nearly homogeneous agricultural commodities cannot easily convince consumers to choose one egg or orange or a single cut of beef over another, they often have joined together in commodity promotion programs to use ...

  3. Boar's Head recall sparks USDA watchdog probe into ... - AOL

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    The Boar's Head outbreak, which has led to the deaths of at least 10 people and sickened dozens more, occurred after USDA inspectors turned up dozens of violations at the company's Jarratt ...

  4. Egg prices may increase up to 20% as top farm tests positive ...

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    With farms across the U.S. testing positive for bird flu cases, the USDA predicts that egg prices will rise up to 20% this year due to a shortage of eggs. Egg prices may increase up to 20% as top ...

  5. Pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Pig, hog, or swine, the species as a whole, or any member of it. The singular of "swine" is the same as the plural. Shoat (or shote), piglet, or (where the species is called "hog") pig, unweaned young pig, or any immature pig [23] Sucker, a pig between birth and weaning; Weaner, a young pig recently separated from the sow

  6. Pork cycle - Wikipedia

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    A demand for pork emerges, and so one or two farmers begin raising pigs. While pig supply is limited, prices are high – at this point of the cycle, pork is a rare good. More farmers realise the value potential and also begin raising pigs. As more and more piggeries come 'online,' the price begins to decrease as supply increases.

  7. USDA watchdog opening investigation into agency handling of ...

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    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s internal watchdog has opened an investigation into the agency’s handling of violations at a Boar’s Head plant that led to a multi-state listeria outbreak ...

  8. Lean Hog - Wikipedia

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    The contracts are for 40,000 pounds of Lean Hogs, and call for cash settlement based on the CME Lean Hog Index, which is a two-day weighted average of cash markets. Minimum tick size for the contract is $0.025 per pound, with each tick valued at $10 USD.

  9. As Boar's Head recall-linked death toll climbs, here's what ...

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    Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a ... Look for 'EST. 12612" or "P-12612" inside the USDA inspection mark on the product ...