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Hog Markets Are Profitable and Herd Disease Levels Low, at Least for The Time Being

Jan 30, 2015

Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...

Tags: Pork Congress, Agriculture

A Big Way at The Start of What's Likely to Be a Year of Major Growth for The U.S. Hog Herd

Jan 7, 2015

The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...

Tags: hog industry, Agriculture

Record Beef Prices at The Consumer Meat Case Persist

May 8, 2014

If you're not ready for a higher cattle market for a while, you better settle in and get ready for it, because it's going to continue for "multiple years" into the future, one expert says. Record beef prices at the consumer meat case ...

Tags: Beef Herd, cattle market

Manager of Producer Services Will Protect Their Farms From The Introduction of PED

Feb 28, 2014

The manager of producer services with Sask Pork says it's up to each individual pork producer to ensure the biosecurity protocols are in place that will protect their farms from the introduction of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Porcine ...

Tags: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, PED virus into barn, transmitting disease

U.S. Ended 2013 with PED on 2,000 Farms and Has Added Another 600 This Month

Feb 10, 2014

Canada has announced its second case of the PED virus, also in Ontario. The U.S. ended 2013 with PED on 2,000 farms and has added another 600 this month. The impact of the virus is pushing summer hog futures contracts close to record highs. ...

Tags: PED Virus

Governments of Canada and Ontario Are Helping The Pork Industry Step up Measures

Feb 8, 2014

The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide ...

Tags: PED, Growing Forward

Lower Feed Costs and Stable Pork Supplies Will Mean Improved Profits for Hog Producers

Jan 9, 2014

A University of Missouri agricultural economics professor predicts lower feed costs and stable pork supplies will mean improved profits for hog producers this year. During 2013 the price of corn in the U.S. fell from close to seven ...

Tags: Feed Costs, Pork, Agriculture, Farming

Iowa State University Has Issued Its Hog Costs and Returns Estimate for November

Jan 3, 2014

Most of the attention to USDA's hogs and pigs reports is focused on their quarterly numbers. They also publish monthly estimates as part of the quarterly reports. Perhaps the most import number in the December 27 report was their estimate ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

USDA's December Hog Survey Said The Nation's Swine Breeding Herd Was Down 1.1%

Dec 27, 2013

USDA's December hog survey said the nation's swine breeding herd was down 1.1% compared to a year ago and the market hog inventory is down 0.6%. They said September-November farrowings were down 0.2% and predict winter farrowings will be up ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pig

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