'Saluti' from Italy
While I do a fair amount of travelling in my work, I have never had the opportunity to go “across the pond” until this week. I’m writing today’s column from Parma, Italy, where I...
Top of Mind Trade Issues
It appears that Mexico will not prohibit imports of beef, pork and poultry in combo bins. Some intense discussions between U.S. and Mexican producers, processors and government officials has apparently smoothed the rift and...
Chicken Down, Export and Domestic Markets Uncertain
As I extend belated Happy New Year wishes, I can see already that 2009 is shaping up to be another interesting one. Consider the following developments that will impact your business this year...
Hogs & Pigs Report a 'Mixed Bag'
Think COOL, Exports and Pork Quality
U.S. livestock producers should not be surprised that Canada’s beef and pork producers are trying to make lemonade out of the lemons that the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law sent their way...
USDA Adjusts Corn Usage Forecast
USDA made some significant changes in its forecasted “usage” numbers for corn in this week’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. The adjustments reflect the significant changes that have occurred in...
Chicken Integrator Struggles to Survive
Pilgrim’s Pride’s Monday filing for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code came as no real surprise. The company had lost huge sums of money each of the past two years...
Have We Seen the Hog Market’s Low Point?
Let’s hope so for two reasons. First, last week’s prices are still not as low as the prices we saw in January! And second, the pigs we are selling now ate some very expensive corn early in their lives....
Poultry Testing Uncharted Territory
We may be witnessing something about as rare as the birth of that long- and wobbly-legged spotted baby 20 years ago – that being the equally rare and dramatic reductions in chicken output. ...
COOL Fallout Hits Canadian Producers Hardest
As promised last week, this week’s topic is mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) and its impact on the U.S. and Canadian pork sectors....
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