Something bad has happened to you. It wasn’t deserved and it wasn’t’ fair. The people who did it are callous and heartless (at least in regard to you), and lazy, or they would not have done it. But they did it....More
A number of agricultural organizations thanked the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for its efforts to “clear up” public misinformation about the nature of the novel H1N1 influenza virus....More
The Republic of Korea has decided to only inspect a sample of U.S. pork exports, rather than 100% of them, and to lift a ban on U.S. live hog imports. The restrictions were imposed following the H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus...More
The presidents of the Illinois and Indiana pork producer associations have sent out an editorial plea to media outlets as children prepare to return to school and as the flu season approaches: Please stop referring to the novel H1N1 flu virus as “swine flu.”...More
U.S. pork exports for May were, as expected, significantly lower than one year ago, with shipments to virtually all major U.S. markets falling relative to last year. Total U.S. pork exports were 231.2 million pounds, product weight....More
In last week’s Preview, I pointed out that one of the factors in lower-than-expected hog prices this summer is being driven by some unexpected production....More
The H1N1 Influenza A virus has caused even more financial pain for the industry for the month of May. Hog producers today are receiving prices in the range of $110-$115 a head with cost of production at $140 per head....More
This week’s news regarding March pork exports was a bright light among a great deal of recent darkness. Part of that darkness, of course, involves the impact of H1N1 influenza A virus on U.S. exports in late April and May. We should not and cannot ......More
It appears that the H1N1 influenza scare is dissipating, but not before it has wreaked havoc in pork and hog markets, and left pork producers and packers in an even deeper financial bind. The damage has been significant, especially when piled on top of what has happened over the past 18 months....More