The US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District said it expects to have the Port of Baltimore partially open by April 30 with full vessel transit by May 31.
All vessel traffic was suspended at the key US port of Baltimore after a container ship hit the 1.6-mile-long, four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River.
The US Sept. 1 all hog and pig inventory and market hog inventory peaked at 78,583,000 head and 72,153,000 head, respectively, in 2019 but have been on a steady decline since.
Sharply lower beef production in 2023 is expected to more than offset higher pork, broiler and turkey output, resulting in lower total red meat and poultry production for the first time in nine years.
US farmers received 4.5% more for their goods in November than in October, the US Department of Agriculture said in its latest Agricultural Prices report.