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Regional Risk Management Workshops Planned in Iowa  

Two risk management workshops are scheduled for parts of Iowa this month. The USDA Risk Management Agency, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension, Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa Pork Producers Association are sponsoring these interactive swine editions of Margin Maker...

Industry Challenges Highlight National Pork Industry Forum 

Pork Act delegates will debate key issues, challenges and opportunities confronting the pork industry during National Pork Industry Forum March 4-6 in Kansas City, MO...

Swine Health Symposium Scheduled for March 23 

The Ohio Pork Industry Center, Ohio State University (OSU) Extension and Ohio Pork Producers Council are teaming up to present the Ohio Swine Health Symposium on March 23 at the Der Dutchman in Plain City, OH...

Animal Care & Handling Conference Set for March 

Two pork tracks highlight events at the Animal Care and Handling Conference sponsored by the American Meat Institute March 25-26, 2010 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, MO...

Pork Forum Addresses New Industry Vision 

The theme for this year’s National Pork Industry Forum to be held March 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, MO, is “Leading a World-Class Food Industry – Responsible. Sustainable. Professional. Profitable...

Iowa Pork Congress Offers Free Training 

The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension are teaming up to offer Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus), Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) and confinement site manure applicator training and certification sessions for free during the Iowa Pork Congress, Jan. 27-28, in Des Moines, IA...

CME Scholarships Available 

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) are placing a call for entries in the 2010 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship Program....

Passing Your Farm to the Next Generation 

Two, 2-day programs, sponsored by Iowa State University's Beginning Farmer Center and Iowa State University Extension, are being offered for families involved in a multiple generation farm business...

Kansas State Sets Swine Profitability Conference 

Kansas State University (KSU) is hosting the 2010 Swine Profitability Conference on Feb. 2 at Forum Hall in the KSU Student Union...

SowBridge Educational Series Begins Third Year 

The successful distance education program SowBridge begins its third year in January 2010....

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Revisiting the December Pig Crop Report

At what point do we punt the December Hogs and Pigs Report? That is the question that is weighing on the minds of both market analysts and producers as hog slaughter numbers remain far below expected levels and weights show no signs of "backed up" hogs. I realize there are performance issues, so let's discuss the report, what it suggested for this spring, and the forces that could be driving numbers in various directions.

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Year-End Meat Inventories Down

Friday's Cold Storage report was not wildly bullish, but was certainly good news regarding the status of frozen meat and poultry inventories. Stocks for every species were well below year-ago levels and lower than the already-low levels reported in the December report. Data for all meat and poultry species appears in Table 1 and the monthly species totals are shown in Figure 1 to provide a historical perspective.

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