If the words of a sow farm employee are accurate, there could be devastating closings in the Missouri pork industry. Multiple reports claim that the world's largest pork producer may be closing as many as 37 Missouri farms.
On Thursday, United Way of the Mark Twain Area distributed 8,600 pounds of pork to 20 area food pantries and senior centers as one of the projects the organization has tackled in their response to COVID-19.
Illinois agriculture officials are hosting buyers from seven foreign countries this week in an effort to increase export sales for the state's pork industry.
Grains futures rose Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery rose 30.25 cents to $9.0575 a bushel; December corn rose 18 cents to $8.1350 a bushel; December oats rose 13.50 cents to $3.96 a bushel; while November soybeans rose 30...