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Meat Inventories Must Be Trimmed 

The very first rule for getting yourself out of a hole is stop digging. Granted, it's not easy to rein in livestock production...

Meat Market Volatile, But Don't Panic 

I'm not sure you could pile more negative news on the meat markets if you tried, but it appears...

Hog:Corn Ratio - Alive and Well 

The hog-corn price ratio has been a useful measure of pork production profitability for many, many years. As such, it has also...

Avian Influenza Becoming Widespread 

The talk of the meat/poultry complex this week is about avian influenza...

Recent Cash Rally Could Well Continue 

Much of the news in the pork industry the past few weeks has dealt with Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs futures...

Returns Rally to the Plus Side 

My optimistic nature was rejuvenated and rewarded this week as the hopes for a change in market direction for hogs and pork were...

Searching for the Positives 

I am an optimistic person. I always try to find the good in situations, but I can find hardly any in the meat business this past week...

More Pork, Beef Burdensome to Market 

This is beginning to sound like a broken record, but this was another tough week for cash hogs and hog futures. ...

After a Tough Week - Now What? 

Last week's tough week for Lean Hogs futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) translated quickly to a tough week for cash hog prices, too. ...

More New Sows than Reported? 

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