Articles tagged under: David Preisler

Worthington Plant May Open Wednesday for Slaughter Only

Published April 28, 2020

As of today, 45 percent of the pork packing plant capacity nationwide is offline. Those plants are either closed or operating at a slow-than-normal pace. That means one million pigs do not have a home. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO…

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Limits on COVID Aid Will Not Address the Needs of Pig Farmers

Published April 20, 2020

There is a staggering mismatch between the number of hogs that need to go to processing and the plants that are open and available to do so. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says the limitations in the USDA…

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Unknowns Ahead for MN Hog Producers

Published April 3, 2020

The hog markets are experiencing losses due to the coronavirus. "There was a been a pretty hard drop in the futures market in March. Uncertainty has driven that," said David Preisler, CEO, Minnesota Pork Producers Association. "Now, there's a packing…

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Seeking Funds for U of M Diagnostic Lab

Published February 19, 2020

The Minnesota House Agriculture and Food Committee has approved a $675,000 appropriation to improve the University of Minnesota’s diagnostic lab. The enhancements to the lab would be beneficial if a foreign animal disease, like African Swine Fever or Foot and…

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USMEF Delegation Visits Japan

Published September 6, 2019

A U.S. Meat Export Federation delegation traveled through Japan and Sendai this past week. USMEF president and CEO Dan Halstrom told reporters Japan is eager to make progress in the agreement in principle with the U.S. "We are operating at…

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Biosecurity Efforts Grow to Address African Swine Fever

Published April 12, 2019

The African swine fever situation isn’t improving in China. Pipestone Holdings veterinarian Gordon Spronk is back in the U.S. following a trip to the country in late March and says China is trying to improve biosecurity via transport systems. "They've…

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Questions Remain for Hog Trade

Published September 3, 2018

The Market Facilitation Program payments for pig farmers are based on the August 1 inventory. Farmers will be paid $8 per head on a maximum of 50 percent of their hog supply. There are still some unanswered questions. "For example,…

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MN Pork Farmers Eager for a NAFTA Deal

Published August 8, 2018

Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says trade uncertainty is the biggest driver in the hog market. Pork exports to China have dried up. "A 62 percent tariff is going to do that. That means probably $10-to-$12 a head…

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Trade Top-of-Mind for MN Pork Producers

Published July 17, 2018

In a policy update during the 2018 Minnesota Pork Lenders Meeting, Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler said trade tariffs were is top-of-mind. "We're hopeful we can get this behind us. It sounds like the North American Free Trade…

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Swine Industry Pinched by Chinese Tariffs

Published April 2, 2018

China has imposed an additional 25 percent duty on U.S. pork. That’s on top of a 12 percent tariff already in place. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says the tariffs have already hurt the hog market. “Various economists…

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