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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...

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Pork Demand Slows, But Live Hog Demand Remains Strong

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