Sen. Grassley and colleagues introduce bill to require minimum of 50% of meat packer’s volume to be from spot market.

U.S. dairy suppliers ship 2% more despite disruptions resulting from COVID-19 pandemic.

Purchases include $317 million for dairy, $258 million for meat and $175 million for combination of fresh produce, dairy and meat.

FEMA and USDA help sought on livestock depopulation and disposal of anticipated 10 million hogs in next few months.

Meat Price Index registers fourth consecutive monthly decline; dairy falls for second month in a row.

Cutout prices soaring in May, providing slight boost for live hog prices.

Ag secretary estimates all processing plants will be back on line in a week to 10 days.

Pork exports to China/Hong Kong in March nearly triple their year-ago volume.