Exports Lone Bright Spot in Pork Picture
U.S. pork exports continue to shine in the face of record hog slaughter that is perpetuating depressed live hog prices, according to University of Missouri agricultural economists Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain...
Processing Downers Could Bring Fine, Plant Shutdown
Three senators have co-sponsored legislation that would fine and close livestock slaughter plants that repeatedly process downed animals...
Spot Marketing Hog Sales Slip In January
Price data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows fewer hogs were sold through daily-negotiated transactions (the spot market) for January 2008, than in previous years...
Market Weight Tape Improves Marketing
Kansas State University (KSU) researchers have developed a marketing tape for producers to use to market hogs at the correct weight and capture the most dollars at slaughter...
Pork Exports Set New Growth Record
The U.S. pork industry achieved its 16th consecutive year of record-setting growth in exports in 2007, according to statistics released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)...
Minnesota Offers Advanced Margin Management Workshop
In an effort to help pork producers buffeted by high feed costs and unpredictable hog prices, the Minnesota Pork Board is hosting “Advanced Margin Management for Pork Producers"...
Pork Exports Rebound
Despite being projected as a down year, U.S. pork exports continue to rebound in 2007, and in October (including variety meats) broke the record for a single month set in November 2006...
Time to Reduce Breeding Herd Nears
Hog production will continue to run higher than expected, dragging out the potential for losses until next spring, according to a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist...
Larger Slaughter Numbers Raise Packer Capacity Concerns
The higher-than-expected slaughter numbers in the latest USDA Hogs and Pigs Report have raised renewed fears about potential problems with packing capacity...
NPPC Submits Comments On Price Reporting Law
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has submitted comments on proposed reporting regulations for swine in the law requiring meat packers to report the prices they pay producers for animals...
