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Outlook Rosy for Future Of U.S. Pork Exports 

The forecast that the United States, the world’s leading pork exporter, is expected to dominate the global pork market over the next decade...

China Suspends Some U.S. Pork Imports 

In response to concerns over trace levels of ractopamine found in U.S. pork shipments, China has delisted 11 plants...

Pork Export Trend Unsettling 

Yesterday's U.S. pork export data was again disappointing, showing June shipments were 11% lower than a year ago...

Fall Numbers May Test Slaughter Capacity 

With the possibility of large numbers of hogs hitting the market this fall, packing capacity could once again become a critical issue for the U.S. pork industry...

Export Expectations Adjusted 

Export sales in May 2007 continued a disappointing trend. Year-to-date export volume through May was down 4.7% vs. one year ago...

Prices Look Favorable For Most of 2007-2008 

Despite production growth and higher feed costs, prices look favorable for the next two years. Glenn Grimes hopes his profitability predictions for 2007...

Hog, Grain Markets Begin to Settle In 

The reaction of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Lean Hogs futures prices to last week's USDA Hogs & Pigs Report was a bit more negative than I had expected...

Protecting Valuable Pork Exports 

I have spent a good deal of time over the past few years trumpeting the exporting success of the U.S. pork industry...

Storm Clouds Lurking Over Hog Market 

At the risk of contributing to the overuse of the term "perfect storm," I have had the feeling all week that we are headed for a veritable...

Hog Prices Keep Pace With High-Priced Feed 

Pork profits continue fueled by seasonal price surge. Even high production costs due to higher-priced feed haven't stopped 2007 hog prices from returning...

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