Pork Industry
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Carl Icahn Launches Aggressive Campaign Against McDonald's Over Pig Policy
Carl Icahn and the Humane Society accused McDonald's of failing in its previous commitment to halt the mistreatment of pigs by its suppliers. 
Carl Icahn and the Humane Society accused McDonald's of failing in its previous commitment to halt the mistreatment of pigs by its suppliers. -
WH Group Brings Home The Bacon With $1.9 Billion Share Buyback
Like other pork product makers, WH Group suffered losses in 2019 and 2020 owing to the spread of African swine fever. 
Like other pork product makers, WH Group suffered losses in 2019 and 2020 owing to the spread of African swine fever. -
Huawei Turns Tech Focus To Pig Farming As Mobile Sales Pressured
Huawei plans facial recognition tools and artificial intelligence to modernize China's massive pig farming industry. 
Huawei plans facial recognition tools and artificial intelligence to modernize China's massive pig farming industry. -
Property Firm China Vanke To Go Into Hog Farming Business
China Vanke is planning to breed up to 250,000 pigs per year through its new food business venture aimed at compensating for the slump in the country's property market. 
China Vanke is planning to breed up to 250,000 pigs per year through its new food business venture aimed at compensating for the slump in the country's property market. -
Pig Futures Contracts Receive Approval From Chinese Regulators
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the Dalian Commodity Exchange's application for the trading of a hog-based futures contract. 
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the Dalian Commodity Exchange's application for the trading of a hog-based futures contract. -
Smithfield Foods Idles Largest Pork Plant, Warns Of Possible Shortage
Smithfield Foods' processing plant in South Dakota produces around 4 percent to 5 percent of the US' total supply. 
Smithfield Foods' processing plant in South Dakota produces around 4 percent to 5 percent of the US' total supply. -
China Pork Prices Expected To Stabilize As Supply Recovers
The National Development and Reform Commission stated that it expects pork prices to stabilize in the short-term as the industry slowly recovers from the African swine fever epidemic. 
The National Development and Reform Commission stated that it expects pork prices to stabilize in the short-term as the industry slowly recovers from the African swine fever epidemic. -
China To Bolster Pork Production With New Measures And Mandate
China is encouraging private hog producers to establish farms overseas among other proposed solutions to bolster production. 
China is encouraging private hog producers to establish farms overseas among other proposed solutions to bolster production. -
China To Exempt Soybean And Pork Products From New Tariffs
China's finance ministry announced that it will be exempting pork and soybean products from the US from its recently imposed retaliatory tariffs. 
China's finance ministry announced that it will be exempting pork and soybean products from the US from its recently imposed retaliatory tariffs. -
Food Companies Act To Protect Thailand’s $3.3 Billion Pork Industry
Desperate to stop swine fever, three of Thailand’s major food companies team up with police on the national border. 
Desperate to stop swine fever, three of Thailand’s major food companies team up with police on the national border.
