Dear readers,
We will celebrate New Year in a few days, so just the good news:
- U.S. Pork stocks declined 5.9% from the prior year to 177,4 thousand tons. Stocks increased in hams (+20.9%), ribs (+2.6%), and collars (+25.2%), while decreased in bellies (-53.4%), loins (-3.9%), and shoulders (-6.8%).
- New York University Langone Health announced that a 53-year-old Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant on November 25 allowing her to avoid dialysis for the first time in eight year. She is the third living person to be given a gene-edited pig organ. Previous patients who received gene-edited pig kidneys were in worse conditions than her and died due to other complications.
- USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the second round of Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) grants, which is intended to allocate $300 million to 67 partners for expanding American food and agricultural exports in emerging global markets: Africa, Latin America/the Caribbean, and South/Southeast Asia.
Happy New Year!
In Europe things evolved according to the calendar, we will return with comments in the first edition of the new year-
We wish a Happy New Year to you and your beloved ones!
