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Hog Prices Dip But Stay Robust 

Hog prices are expected to stay strong – just not in the upper $50s as some had hoped, says Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension marketing specialist....

50 Years Of Ups & Downs 

The hog cycle is a long-standing phenomenon in the United States market, and the basic precepts of the hog cycle remain in force today. Hogs are by no...

Voluntary COOL Bill Offered 

A bipartisan bill has been introduced that would establish a voluntary country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program....

Consumers Rank Cooking Preferences 

Taste, ease and convenience rank as top priorities for today’s home cooks, but cooking and family mealtime are nearly equal in importance....

New Advertising Campaign Launched 

The National Pork Board has taken its Pork. The Other White Meat advertising program, launched in 1987, to the next level. After an 18-month research...

Twelve Months of Profits Predicted 

Buoyed by no movement toward expansion and continued favorable feed prices, hog prices should be profitable for the next 12 months...

Rest Hogs Before Slaughter 

Resting hogs before slaughter may eliminate serious stresses that reduce pork quality, according to a University of Missouri (MU) researcher....

Swine Research Grant 

A team of scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study factors affecting...

Outlook Profitable For Most of '05 

Pork demand and a series of other factors have taken hog prices to new heights, and made them seemingly resistant to record meat supplies. The meteoric...

Hog Farm Numbers Continue To Fall 

The number of U.S. hog farms declined last year for the 24th consecutive year, according to University of Missouri agricultural economist Ron Plain....

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