06.27.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

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Crop Insurance Program Expands
Last December, the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that hemp farmers would have access to crop insurance for the 2020 season. Participation was understandably limited in its first year, compounded by the pandemic. The requirement to have a sales contract in place excluded most producers, but is a response to falling hemp prices, or overall hemp pricing volatility and weak demand. Last week, the
“We are pleased to expand the hemp program and make other improvements for hemp producers,” said USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA)…
06.24.2025
Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice
North American hog runners price published on Friday was incorrect due to a formula miscalculation. The original reported price of $1.63 has been corrected to the accurate rolling average...