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North American Preview Archives by Date There was a lot to be positive about in the pork industry the last week of October. I realize it is difficult to be optimistic when you are still losing $25 to $30/head. I also realize that positive news at this point could be as dangerous as it is welcome. But facts are facts, and we must recognize them.... August exports totaled 307.573 million pounds, carcass weight, 18.4% smaller than one year ago but 27% larger than in August 2007.... 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.... Friday’s USDA Hogs and Pigs report indicates the pace of breeding herd liquidation may be quickening, generally agreeing with pre-report estimates.... U.S. federally inspected (FI) sow slaughter finally went above year-ago levels the week of Aug. 15. That’s one of those occurrences ... Canada’s breeding herd continued to shrink in the second quarter but it did so at the slowest rate since ... Tyson announced last week that it was reducing its breeding herd by 20,000 sows over the next 10 weeks.... U.S. pork exports for May were, as expected, significantly lower than one year ago, with shipments to virtually all major U.S. markets falling relative to last year. Total U.S. pork exports were 231.2 million pounds, product weight.... It is once again “bash-the -retailer” time in the pork industry. This happens periodically, usually when producers ar... Last Friday’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report did little to allay fears that the North American pork industry is in for another year of economic difficulty....
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Article Archive
Costs, Price Pressures Ease Just a Little
Pork Export Picture Not as Bad as It Looks
Supply Crunch Exacerbates Price Spreads
Hogs & Pigs Report Cautiously Encouraging
Sow Slaughter Finally Takes Upward Path
Canadian Breeding Herd Cutbacks Begin to Slow
Big Guys Announce Sow Herd Cuts, Others Wait
Pork Exports Have Ups & Downs
Bashing Pork Retailers Won’t Help
No Relief in Pig Crop Report
