{"id":23623,"date":"2026-02-19T20:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/usda-proposes-faster-processing-speeds-for-poultry-pork-plants\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:33:29","slug":"usda-proposes-faster-processing-speeds-for-poultry-pork-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/usda-proposes-faster-processing-speeds-for-poultry-pork-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Proposes Faster Processing Speeds for Poultry, Pork Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/27\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Evening Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 February 17, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Federal regulators are proposing major changes to meat processing operations that could impact Delmarva&#8217;s poultry industry. The USDA&#8217;s Food Safety Inspection Service has put forward new rules that would allow pork and poultry plants to operate production lines at faster speeds based on their equipment and safety records.<\/p><p>The agency says it will maintain full oversight even as facilities increase processing capacity. The proposal comes as livestock supplies remain tight nationwide, with cattle particularly scarce.<\/p><h2>Swine Health<\/h2><p>A new swine health initiative from the National Pork Board aims to strengthen disease prevention across pig farming operations, targeting serious threats including African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease.<\/p><h2>Markets<\/h2><p>March corn closed at $4.26\u00bc per bushel, down 5\u00bd cents. March soybeans gained 1 cent to finish at $11.34. March wheat fell 8 cents to $5.34\u00be.<\/p><p>Live cattle jumped sharply, with April contracts up $2.17 to $242.80 per hundredweight. Feeder cattle surged $4.82.<\/p><h2>Forecast<\/h2><p>Widespread fog continues tonight with lows around 33\u00b0F. Wednesday will see that fog lifting with highs reaching 52\u00b0F under partly sunny skies. Rain chances increase Thursday into Friday with temperatures in the mid-40s to low 50s.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/new.tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Evening Edition, February 17, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Federal regulators are proposing major changes to meat processing operations that could impact Delmarva&#8217;s poultry industry. The USDA&#8217;s Food Safety Inspection Service has put forward new rules that would allow pork and poultry plants to operate production lines at faster speeds based on their equipment and safety records. The agency says it will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/farm-report-social-2026-02-17-pm.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-691","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21807,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-agency-eyes-faster-processing-speeds-for-meat-poultry-plants\/","url_meta":{"origin":23623,"position":0},"title":"Federal Agency Eyes Faster Processing Speeds for Meat, Poultry Plants","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has unveiled proposed regulations that would permit increased production line speeds at meat and poultry processing plants across the country. 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