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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

PEDV Still Taking a Toll on Hog Markets

Jan 23, 2015

Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...

Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture

The Never-Ending Theme of The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus

Jan 23, 2015

Three steps forward, two steps back. That seems to be the never-ending theme of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, better know as PEDv. U.S. researchers have identified a third strain of PEDv in a Minnesota hog herd that’s ...

Tags: hog producers, diarrhea virus, Agriculture

The Hog Market Has Been a Good Place to Be in The Last Year

Nov 26, 2014

The hog market has been a good place to be in the last year. Live hog prices in the last few months have trended almost $20 a head higher than the same period in 2013. So, what's the outlook heading into winter? Feed supplies remain low, ...

Tags: hog market, Agriculture

Soybean Acreage, Corn Stocks Numbers Sharply Bearish -- USDA

Jul 8, 2014

U.S. farmers have planted a whale of a soybean crop this year, and if that crop reaches fruition, it'll keep the bears fed for some time, analysts and traders say after soaking up Monday's USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks and June Acreage ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Soybean, Corn

Smithfield Has Halted Hog Slaughter Operations at Its Pork Processing Facility in Tar Heel

Mar 19, 2014

US pork processor Smithfield Foods has halted hog slaughter operations at its pork processing facility in Tar Heel,North Carolina,over Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus(PEDv). The Tar Heel site has shortened the slaughter operations ...

Tags: Smithfield, Agriculture, pork processor

Pork Board Has Announced Additional Funds Earmarked for Research

Mar 13, 2014

The National Pork Board has announced additional funds earmarked for research in the fight against the further spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), which was first identified in the United States last May. The funds – ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork

Current Futures Markets Are Suggesting a Live Price for 2014 at a Record High

Mar 12, 2014

Uncertainty surrounding total swine herd losses to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has sent lean hog futures for spring and summer contracts to record-high levels, but it's possible the markets have overreacted, a Purdue Extension ...

Tags: PEDv, Demand for pork, avoid the disease

Soybeans Were Sharply Lower on Fund and Commercial Selling

Mar 11, 2014

Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and commercial selling. Ending stocks were down on the month at 145 million bushels, but that was still larger than expected. Additionally, it looks like traders are more focused on planting and quarterly ...

Tags: Soybeans, Agriculture, Food

Iowa - Pork Producers in Northwest Iowa Are Invited to Attend Swine Production Seminar

Feb 26, 2014

CHEROKEE, Iowa – Pork producers in northwest Iowa are invited to attend a one-day swine production seminar on Thursday, March 13 in Okoboji. The program is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, University of ...

Tags: Swine Production, Pork, Northwest Iowa

In a Quarterly Pork Report,The PEDv Continues to Weigh on Potential Herd Expansion

Feb 25, 2014

Though hog farmers are starting to see decent profits, the continued presence of a major disease continues to keep a lid on profits and herd expansion, a report released this week shows. In a quarterly pork report, Rabobank livestock ...

Tags: lower feed costs, the pork market, PEDv

Association Welcomes Producers to Celebrate 60 Years at 2014 Missouri Pork Expo

Feb 10, 2014

Columbia, Mo.,---- The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2014 Missouri Pork Expo to help us celebrate 60 years. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults, and ...

Tags: pork

ISU VDL Offers PEDV S1 Sequencing to Clientele to Help Determine Genetic Relatedness

Feb 10, 2014

Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (ISU VDL) is offering PEDV S1 (first 2.2 kb portion of the spike gene) sequencing to the clientele to help determine the genetic relatedness and molecular epidemiology of PEDV in US ...

Tags: PEDV

Soybeans Were Higher on Commercial and Technical Buying

Feb 10, 2014

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look good, but China's celebrating their New Year, which could take them out of the market for a while. However, while there ...

Tags: Soybean, price

Vantage Canadian Swine Producers Have Had Over Their U.S. Counterparts

Feb 8, 2014

A Manitoba swine veterinarian says the advantage Canadian swine producers have had over their U.S. counterparts in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is they've had considerable advance warning that the virus is coming. With recent ...

Tags: addressing pedv, PRRS, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, pork producers

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