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Pork Export Picture Not as Bad as It Looks 

August exports totaled 307.573 million pounds, carcass weight, 18.4% smaller than one year ago but 27% larger than in August 2007....

Pork Exports Continue Slower Pace in 2009 

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...

Supply Crunch Exacerbates Price Spreads  

Judging by some e-mails and phone calls I have received recently, it is time once again to discuss retail pork prices and price spreads....

RFD-TV Program Features Talks on Flu, Pork Economics 

The latest on the novel H1N1 flu and the economic forecast for the pork industry will be the main topics of an hour-long program Oct. 12 on RFD-TV...

Weather Jitters Reinforce 2009 Crop Vulnerability  

All eyes are on northern skies this week as everyone involved in the production and use of corn and soybeans watches the weather....

Swine respiratory Diseases Remain Challenging 

Novel flu strain aside, swine flu still causes havoc. When asked to give an update on swine flu, I first shuddered at the thought. Haven't we been inundated...

Reversing Equity Drain in the Pork Industry | Cash for Clunkers 

Marketing groups called for a $200-million sow buyout. Like the $3 billion national effort to rid the roads of inefficient, gas-guzzling vehicles, the...

Long-Term View Looks Bright for Iowa Producers 

Abundant natural resources and a strong infrastructure will help the state's pork industry weather this economic downturn. Despite the prolonged depression...

Sausage Market Fundamentals Taking Hold 

First an errata—U.S. sow slaughter plants can handle roughly 100,000 head/week—not “per day” as I wrote last week. That rate assumes five-day operations at all plants. A couple of industry insiders ...

USDA Agrees To Purchase $30 Million in Pork Products 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today agreed to purchase an additional $30 million in pork products in fiscal year 2009 for federal food and nutrition assistance programs...

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