More Pigs Drag Summer Market Down
In last week’s Preview, I pointed out that one of the factors in lower-than-expected hog prices this summer is being driven by some unexpected production....
Producer Retirement Program Unveiled at Expo
This week’s World Pork Expo was far from a celebration of, or by, the nation’s pork industry. Old friendships were renewed, some business was transacted and knowledge ...
Stuff Happens!
One of the big advantages of the new Weekly Preview publication schedule is that readers will get fresh data on prior week supplies and prices ...
Understanding the Measures of Pork Demand
Pork Exports – A Glimmer of Hope
Waning Flu Scare Deepens Financial Woes
It appears that the H1N1 influenza scare is dissipating, but not before it has wreaked havoc in pork and hog markets, and left pork producers and packers in an even deeper financial bind. The damage has been significant, especially when piled on top of what has happened over the past 18 months....
H1N1 Influenza A Fallout Assessed
To say it has been a tough week in the pork business would be a monumental understatement. And the pain is worse when it is completely undeserved....
Lagging Pork Loin Prices
It has been a tough week for pork cutout values. After showing some signs of expected seasonal strength last week, the cutout value fell from Monday through Wednesday, before gaining...
Canadian Hogs Confound Market Reports
There have been several reports that Canadian-born market hogs are being regularly discounted by U.S. packers. I’m sure that some of those reports are based on fact. But the entire situation...
Meat, Crop Supplies Vetted
In case anyone noticed and was wondering, the identical Q1-2009 slaughter numbers under each forecaster in last week’s Figure 1 (the table of forecasts following the March Hogs and Pigs Report) does not mean that all of us came up with the same number...
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