Hogs & Pigs Report expected to reflect cautious growth
“The breeding hog inventory could even decline if margins don’t improve soon, ” says Rich Pottorff, Doane Ag Services’ chief economist, regarding 2012 pork production.
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CME: A look at weaned-pig and feeder-pig markets
Our normal discussions of U.S. farrow-to-finish hog operations and their economic situation and prospects belie the fact that there is a substantial portion of market hog production that is accomplished through separate farrowing and feeding operations.
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Swine Day returns to Iowa State June 28
Each program topic provides essential information for today’s pork producers and others in the industry, and speakers were selected for their knowledge and understanding of those topics.
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January pork exports continue record pace
U.S. pork exports have a tough act to follow after a record-setting year in 2011, but the early indications for 2012 are looking up. January pork exports jumped 28 percent in volume and 43 percent in value over last January.
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BIVI names 2012 PRRS Research Award recipients
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) remains a costly challenge to the global pork industry.
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Pork producer and packer margins slip further
Pork producer margins declined $1.34 per head last week, but farrow-to-finish margins remain solidly profitable. Pork packer margins declined 54 cents per head, resulting in losses of more than $7 per head, according to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker.
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Contract growers: How good is your liability coverage?
Will your liability insurance coverage stand up when you need it the most? If you are a contract grower, it is a subject you may want to check into before an accident occurs.
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Proposed rule adds pork, DDG to export reports
The proposed rule would add reporting for pork (fresh, chilled, and frozen box/primal cuts) and distillers’ dried grain (DDG) to the Export Sales Reporting Requirements.
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Productivity increases could pressure plant capacity in 2013
For many years now, pork producers have been increasing sow productivity with significant gains in average litter size, number of pigs weaned as well as pigs/sow/year. Even without expanding the swine herd, pork producers may run into a bottleneck in capacity at packing plants by the fall of 2013.
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Ag Day dialogue to address future of food and farming
On March 7, ahead of Ag Day, the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) will present a live-streaming, on-line discussion about the future of food and farming.
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NPB to consider a public swine education center
Pork industry leaders will discuss a whole host of topics at this week’s Pork Industry Forum in Denver, but among those leading the list for the National Pork Board will be a request for financial support of a public swine education center.
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- Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
- Help for flood affected farmers
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
- Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
- Hog Outlook: Retail prices up 2.4 percent over the last 2 years
- McDonald’s replaces Angus burgers with new burgers, more bacon
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
- NPPC: America’s hog farmers urge Christie to veto bill
- World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
- Pot Pigs: Marijuana and vodka fed to hogs
