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Regional Risk Management Workshops Planned in Iowa  

Two risk management workshops are scheduled for parts of Iowa this month. The USDA Risk Management Agency, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension, Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa Pork Producers Association are sponsoring these interactive swine editions of Margin Maker...

Pork Board Continues Support For Swine Identification System 

Last week’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scrapping the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) doesn’t alter the National Pork Board’s objective for pork producers to have timely disease surveillance and protection for the U.S. swine herd...

Rising Pork Exports Add to U.S. Jobs 

As U.S. pork exports climb, pork production increases and so do pork prices, which in turn creates jobs, according to a recent analysis conducted by Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes...

USDA Shuts Down National ID Program, Plans New Framework 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans today to develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and pursue several other steps to further strengthen disease prevention and response capabilities...

Industry Challenges Highlight National Pork Industry Forum 

Pork Act delegates will debate key issues, challenges and opportunities confronting the pork industry during National Pork Industry Forum March 4-6 in Kansas City, MO...

Congressman Counters Claims For Banning Animal Antibiotics 

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) says that Rep. Louise Slaughter’s comments that banning certain use of antibiotics in animals is necessary is more than a little off base...

North Carolina Appoints Animal Science Head 

M. Todd See has been named to head the Animal Science Department at North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...

USDA Awards $24 Million In Livestock Production Grants 

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $24 million in grants to study animal health, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition...

Swine Health Symposium Scheduled for March 23 

The Ohio Pork Industry Center, Ohio State University (OSU) Extension and Ohio Pork Producers Council are teaming up to present the Ohio Swine Health Symposium on March 23 at the Der Dutchman in Plain City, OH...

Avoid Chemicals to Reduce Vomitoxin Levels in Corn 

Producers concerned about moldy grains and vomitoxin development in storage shouldn’t rely on chemical treatments to prevent any further contamination, according to an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist...

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Revisiting the December Pig Crop Report

At what point do we punt the December Hogs and Pigs Report? That is the question that is weighing on the minds of both market analysts and producers as hog slaughter numbers remain far below expected levels and weights show no signs of "backed up" hogs. I realize there are performance issues, so let's discuss the report, what it suggested for this spring, and the forces that could be driving numbers in various directions.

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Year-End Meat Inventories Down

Friday's Cold Storage report was not wildly bullish, but was certainly good news regarding the status of frozen meat and poultry inventories. Stocks for every species were well below year-ago levels and lower than the already-low levels reported in the December report. Data for all meat and poultry species appears in Table 1 and the monthly species totals are shown in Figure 1 to provide a historical perspective.

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