Pork Demand Slows, But Live Hog Demand Remains Strong
Consumer demand for pork from January through June fell 2.3% from a year ago, according to University of Missouri agricultural economists Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain...
Pork Exports Post Exceptional Gains
May pork exports posted “phenomenal” gains with an increase of 98.2% above a year earlier, according to a recent Hog Outlook report from Glenn Grimes, University of Missouri professor emeritus...
Crisis Management Tips Offered On-Line
The Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and the University of Illinois Extension service have introduced an interactive Web site to provide assistance to pork producers during these unsettling economic times...
Hog Market Trifecta Welcomed News
Continued high hog slaughter, a major rally in the pork cutout value and gross packer margins at their highest level since February 1999 – and all of this is happening in July, no less!...
Pork Continues Export Advance
U.S. pork exports continued their march forward in May, setting another monthly record, while beef exports reached their highest level since December 2003...
Producers Face Some Tough Losses Before Profits Return
Extraordinary losses for pork producers in 2008 may be offset by extraordinary profits in the last half of 2009 and 2010...
Smithfield Sells 5% of Stock To Chinese Company
The nation’s largest pork production and processing firm is selling nearly a 5% stake in its business to a Chinese company...
Ohio Holds Economic Outlook Session July 17
Steve Meyer, president of Paragon Economics, will address The Ohio Pork Producers Council (OPPC) on surviving the economic downturn in the pork industry...
Kansas Offers Mediation Services
Pork and beef producers struggling with soaring input costs have mediation services available through the Kansas Agricultural Mediation Service (KAMS)...
U.S. Pork Exports Predicted To Jump 200% in a Decade
In 1998, the United States shipped 1.116 billion pounds of pork, meaning that about 1 of every 6 lb. of pork exported was of U.S. origin...
