It's a sophisticated, developing market, said Lora Klenke, director of the state's agriculture market development bureau. But partly because of the tariffs, American farmers have captured only a small percentage of the huge market for soybean animal feed in South Korea. Soybeans are an important Wisconsin crop, both for human food products and for animal feed. The Bush administration intends to submit the legislation to Congress for approval under its fast-track authority, which imposes...

Customers are asking pork producers to consider sow housing options other than keeping gestating sows in stalls. Annual sales are $11 billion, making Smithfield the leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats in the United States. Sows are kept in stalls through farrowing and nursing, and until they are confirmed re-bred. How well are we treating the community? Treacy expects their customers - which includes many major food retailers - to continue to ask questions...

The estranged wife of Sir Paul McCartney was protesting at pig farming practices used by the food chain's suppliers, in her first animal welfare publicity campaign since her split from the former Beatle. Heather said most UK supermarkets stocked pork from animals bred in farrowing crates but she chose to highlight M&S because of the chain's high-profile stance on animal welfare issues. The former model joined animal rights activists from the Viva! campaign group to video farrowing crates...

Sam Rovit, Swift's president and chief executive officer, said pork production returned to normal in March and beef production was expected to recover by summer. The company said its third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was a negative $9 million, a $21 million improvement from a negative $30 million in the same period a year ago. Swift said in January it was looking into strategies for its future ranging from refinancing to a sale or initial...

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