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Insight BI - www.InsightBI.com

VIDO - Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization
The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is a world leader in the research and development of vaccine and immunity-enhancing technologies for humans and animals. VIDO is a non-profit organization owned by the University of Saskatchewan and operates with support from the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as Government of Canada and industry competitive grants.

http://www.nichepork.org
Find answers to questions about niche (or value-added) pork, locate sources of specialty pork products and unique production practices, learn more about the challenges and opportunities of niche pork production.

http://www.theotherwhitemeat.com
The web site for any pork lover - with recipes, cooking classes, food safety information and seasonal menus.

http://www.pork4kids.com
The Web site for kids, parents and teachers, with fun and educational information about pork.

http://www.porkandhealth.org
The web site for health professionals and nutrition writers, with information on porks role in a healthy diet.

http://www.porkenvironment.org
The web site for the latest information on environmental issues impacting pork producers and others involved in pork production.

http://www.porkfoodservice.com
The web site for the food service professional, with recipes and timely pork information.

http://www.porkscience.org
The Science and Technology web site is to provide scientific support for identifying and addressing issues affecting the health, safety and quality of the pork industrys animals, products or people.

U.S. Pork Center of Excellence
The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence was established in September 2005. Our mission is to add value to the pork industry by facilitating research and learning for U.S. pork producers through national collaboration.

http://www.uspork.org
The website supported by American pork producers to provide customers all over the world with reliable, up-to-the-minute information about U.S. Pork and our pork industry.

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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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