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MARKET PREVIEW by Steve Meyer

Packer-from-Packer Buyer Provision is a Bit Murky

One of the surprises in the proposed Packers and Stockyards Act rule from Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) was the prohibition of packers from buying animals from other packers...

PRODUCTION PREVIEW

A Closer Look at Sow Herd Parity Structure

The Swine Management Services (SMS) Benchmarking database has grown from 150 farms and 250,000 females six years ago to 770 farms and 1,300,000 females today. We have some key production data on U.S. and Canadian breeding herds dating back to January 2005...

Legislative Preview

Livestock Competition Workshop

The Department of Justice/USDA livestock competition workshop in Ft. Collins, CO, was the largest of the four workshops held so far this year with estimates of 1,500 in attendance. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack opened the session...

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