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Hogs & Pigs Report Special Edition 

It's not often that information trumps the Hogs & Pigs Report, but that was certainly the case on Friday as USDA released the highly anticipated...

Moderate Growth in Pig Numbers Projected 

The results of Dow Jones' quarterly survey of market analysts regarding their estimates of the key numbers...

Slaughter Levels Perplexing 

One of the big questions in recent weeks is how much of a challenge is being posed by recent slaughter levels? It's a very good question...

Pork Exports More Robust Than Ever 

The performance of the U.S. pork industry in terms of pork exports got off to a blistering start for 2007. January pork exports...

Step No. 1 in Contracting - Read It! 

As your teenagers might put it - "Duh!" But too often, contracts are signed without studying the details. Contracts have become a mainstay in modern pork production...

Pork Exports Reach Another Milestone 

U.S. pork shipments continued their steady rise in 2006. For the 15th consecutive year, U.S. pork exports recorded increased sales over the previous year,...

Quality Traditions Drive Ham Sales 

At Clifty Farm, the Murphey family is staying true to its heritage of slow-curing country hams while meeting today's marketing realities head-on. The...

Consider Hog Price Risk Strategies 

Hog producers should start thinking through price risk management strategies that can be exercised in the next 60 to 90 days, urges a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist. “For those who want...

Sources of Lean Pork Promote Diet Plans 

A study conducted at Purdue University’s Laboratory for Integrative Research in Nutrition, Fitness and Aging published in the journal Obesity found that pork fits into dieting programs to help...

Pork Checkoff Analysis Shows Value of Exports 

U.S. pork exports have made great strides in growth, expanding from 86 million lb. carcass weight in 1986 to 3 billion lb. in 2006, according to an analysis of data by the National Pork Board, the University of Missouri and an independent consultant...

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