* Egypt begins slaughtering pig herds despite U.N. criticism * Egypt will offer meat of killed pigs for human consumption * Army to be enlisted to help with mass slaughter (Adds villagers hiding pigs, ...

CHICAGO — Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, has stopped slaughtering pigs in the United States' so-called ham capital, where the company was founded 85 years ago. The end of ...

USDA ERS anticipates slightly higher production, lower prices in the new year will attract foreign interest in U.S. pork.

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For the first time since 2016, the number of pig slaughters in Germany rose slightly last year, according to new figures released on Tuesday. The German Pig Farmers' Association (ISN) said that 44.65 ...

Pork production in the islands has dropped significantly in the past 20 years. The state is now taking calls for help from ...

CHICAGO, July 13 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, will stop slaughtering pigs in America's so-called ham capital, where the company was founded 85 years ago. The end ...