National Hog Farmer

Hog:Corn Ratio - Alive and Well 

Mar 10, 2006 - By Steve Meyer

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 

Mar 3, 2006 - By Steve Meyer

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

Recent Cash Rally Could Well Continue 

Feb 17, 2006

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 

Feb 10, 2006 - By Steve Meyer

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 

Feb 3, 2006

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 

Jan 27, 2006 - By Steve Meyer

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? 

Jan 20, 2006 - By Steve Meyer

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? 

Jan 13, 2006

Timing Good for New Plant Opening 

Jan 6, 2006 - By Steve Meyer

This week brings news of an actual increase in North American slaughter capacity with the commencement of slaughter operations at Triumph Foods in St. Joseph, MO...

The Year in Review 

Dec 30, 2005 - By Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D.

Those of you who saw my review of the December Hogs and Pigs Report quickly gathered that I don’t think much has changed since last quarter. ...

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