Meat Case Price Wars
It's rather disgusting to think that pork and hog prices are affected so dramatically by chicken prices, but the evidence certainly says it is so...
Slaughter Returns to 2005 Levels
U.S. and Canadian weekly hog slaughter have returned to levels near one year ago. That's really nothing new for the Canadian series...
What's Up with Sow Slaughter?
Three weeks back, I posed a question about what could be driving sow slaughter rates so high....
Lessons from Mandatory Price Reporting
One of the driving forces behind the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 was a desire of producers to know the prices that were being paid for hogs purchased by some means other than the daily spot or cash market....
Sorting Out Slaughter Runs
Last week's big slaughter run (1.954 million head, 4.5% larger than one year ago) and this week's romping first three days (1.088 million head, 7.7% larger than the same three days last year) have us wondering if the expected increase in output, which has never shown up in USDA inventory reports, is finally upon us....
Poultry Pines, Pork Bounces Back
The Missouri forecasters are still more pessimistic about this year's third quarter, but are much closer to other forecasters for the remaining three quarters of the outlook....
More Beans, Less Corn Planted
It's a big day for USDA reports on Friday and the first ones out are rather friendly for livestock feeders...
Marketing Matters and Mixes
The hog market's remarkable summer run continued this week with carcass prices quoted at over $80 on Wednesday and...
What's Driving Wild Market Ride?
One of Will Rogers' most famous quotes concerned the weather in Oklahoma: "If you don't like the weather just wait a minute, it will change."...
Seasonality -- Help or Hindrance?
Seasonality is a never-ending fact of life for pork producers. Virtually everything that happens on a hog farm varies according to the time of year. ...
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