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Costs, Price Pressures Ease Just a Little 

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....

Pork Export Picture Not as Bad as It Looks 

August exports totaled 307.573 million pounds, carcass weight, 18.4% smaller than one year ago but 27% larger than in August 2007....

Supply Crunch Exacerbates Price Spreads  

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....

Hogs & Pigs Report Cautiously Encouraging 

Friday’s USDA Hogs and Pigs report indicates the pace of breeding herd liquidation may be quickening, generally agreeing with pre-report estimates....

Sow Slaughter Finally Takes Upward Path 

U.S. federally inspected (FI) sow slaughter finally went above year-ago levels the week of Aug. 15. That’s one of those occurrences ...

Canadian Breeding Herd Cutbacks Begin to Slow 

Canada’s breeding herd continued to shrink in the second quarter but it did so at the slowest rate since ...

Big Guys Announce Sow Herd Cuts, Others Wait 

Tyson announced last week that it was reducing its breeding herd by 20,000 sows over the next 10 weeks....

Pork Exports Have Ups & Downs 

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....

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...

No Relief in Pig Crop Report 

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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