Tracking the Corn Crop
Before we contemplate business, let us first contemplate freedom as we prepare to celebrate the most important day in our nation’s history. Fifty-six visionaries signed...
Anxiously Awaiting Hog and Crop Forecasts
All eyes turn to USDA reports as agency statisticians publish estimates of hog numbers on Friday and, perhaps more importantly, crop acreage and grain stocks on Monday. Watch your e-mail on Monday for our summary...
A Marketer's Perspective
Doing a better job of marketing in the next 12-18 months will be key to the survival of many pork producers. Larry Sills, Premium Pork senior agent at...
Hog Price Surge Viewed as a Miracle
The recent spike in hog prices defies sharply higher supply costs. Purdue University Extension marketing specialist Chris Hurt describes recent high hog...
Crop Forecasts Rattle the Market
What a week for U.S. agriculture, in general, and the hog business in particular! Consider:...
Three Factors Will Shape U.S., Canada Pork Industries
The Canadian and U.S. pork industries will be primarily shaped by three factors, over the next 12-18 months. These factors, all of which are at unprecedented levels, include:...
Cold Storage Trending Up
USDA’s monthly cold storage report, released yesterday (May 21), showed a slight reduction in April 30 frozen pork inventories from their record level of March 31. Total pork in commercial warehouses amounted to...
Expect Congress to Override Farm Bill Veto
It appears that we now have a 2008 farm bill approved by both houses of Congress. The president has promised a veto, but the majorities in both houses were far beyond the levels required to override a veto. Some Republicans may switch sides to support the president, but observers think the override is a certainty....
Pork’s Part in the Farm Bill
The 2008 farm bill continues to slog through Congress. The bill is still in conference committee where conferees from both houses are trying to work out the differences between their two versions. If and when...
Illinois' Newest Packers
The launch of the producer-owned Meadowbrook Farms, and Triumph Foods' announced intentions to build a new plant in East Moline, have been hot stories...
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