Bashing Pork Retailers Won’t Help
It is once again “bash-the -retailer” time in the pork industry. This happens periodically, usually when producers ar...
More Pigs Drag Summer Market Down
In last week’s Preview, I pointed out that one of the factors in lower-than-expected hog prices this summer is being driven by some unexpected production....
Defining Demand for Pork as Prices Languish
We all know demand is not what it should be, right? But which demand are we talking about? Specifying just where any demand problems may lie is a point upon which even I have not been clear enough lately...
Pork Industry Struggles to Survive Extended Downturn
Producers have basically lost money since September 2007 and on average have just 32-35% of their equity left, he said at a World Pork Expo press conference in Des Moines, IA...
Producer Retirement Program Unveiled at Expo
This week’s World Pork Expo was far from a celebration of, or by, the nation’s pork industry. Old friendships were renewed, some business was transacted and knowledge ...
Stuff Happens!
One of the big advantages of the new Weekly Preview publication schedule is that readers will get fresh data on prior week supplies and prices ...
Understanding the Measures of Pork Demand
Pork Exports – A Glimmer of Hope
U.S., Canadian Pork Packing Capacity Up
Pork packers in the United States and Canada have expanded their collective capacity to harvest and process hogs since our last update in 2007...
Ron Plain
The Masters of the Pork Industry are a special, hand-picked group of pork industry visionaries....
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