Marketing
Industry Tightens Belt; Pork Industry Cinches Its Belt Tighter
Nov 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
In 32 years of swine veterinary practice, Tim Loula, DVM, says he has never seen it this tough for this long. Hog farmers have been losing an average...More
Marketing News
New Rules for Risk Management
Nov 16, 2009 3:41 PM, Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D.
Risk management, it seems, has always been viewed favorably by pork producers. Problem is, it’s rarely practiced to any great degree.
A key reason, of course, is that hogs have generally been profitable – especially for those whose cost of production is better than average. ...
Costs, Price Pressures Ease Just a Little
Nov 2, 2009 3:22 PM, Steve R. Meyer
There was a lot to be positive about in the pork industry the last week of October. I realize it is difficult to be optimistic when you are still losing $25 to $30/head. I also realize that positive news at this point could be as dangerous as it is welcome. But facts are facts, and we must recognize them....
Price Discovery
New Rules for Risk Management
Nov 16, 2009 3:41 PM, Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D.
Risk management, it seems, has always been viewed favorably by pork producers. Problem is, it’s rarely practiced to any great degree.
A key reason, of course, is that hogs have generally been profitable – especially for those whose cost of production is better than average. ...
Industry Tightens Belt; Pork Industry Cinches Its Belt Tighter
Nov 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
In 32 years of swine veterinary practice, Tim Loula, DVM, says he has never seen it this tough for this long. Hog farmers have been losing an average...
Strategies
Justice, USDA Set Agriculture Competition Workshops
Nov 18, 2009 2:09 PM, By Forrest Laws
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture have announced a series of workshops aimed at exploring the issues of consolidation, reduced competition and increased regulatory involvement in the agriculture industry...
Pork Exports Recapture Some Momentum in ‘09
Nov 18, 2009 10:35 AM
Continued strong performance in Mexico and Japan are leading a rebound for exports of U.S. pork through the first three quarters of 2009...
Pork Quality
Pork Exports Continue Slower Pace in 2009
Oct 14, 2009 4:24 PM
The month of August continues the downward slide of pork exports in 2009, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Veterinary Clinic Challenge: Eat Pork Each Night for a Week
Sep 25, 2009 4:48 PM
To show support for a struggling U.S. pork industry, which has weathered two years of economic hardship and put some producers out of business, a northern Iowa swine veterinary consulting clinic has kicked off “Pork Week.”...
