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Pork Commentary: Road Trip - Austria
2013-08-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRIA - This past week we were in Austria. A country of a little over 8 million people who have the distinction if not the honour to consume 50 kgs or about 119 lbs. of pork per capita per year. That’s 2.5 times what is eaten in North America, people looked healthy and happy, is there a magical reason, writes Jim Long.
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Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Prices Continue Strong
2013-08-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Last week the US national lean hog average was 99.36/lb. Last year same week it was 93.93/lb, writes Jim Long.
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Pork Commentary: Feed Costs Plummeting
2013-07-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - This week we were looking at our Feed Costs. Bottom-line at current Oct-Dec Input costs compared to our July our farrow to finish feed costs are going to drop $38.00 per head. To get a pig to 55 lb. (25 kilos) will decrease $13.00 per head from July to Oct-Dec. Huge difference.
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Pork Commentary: National Pork Industry Conference Report
2013-07-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Last week we participated at the National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC) held at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, writes Jim Long.
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Pork Commentary: The Canary in the Coal Mine
2013-07-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Today we drove though Michigan, Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin to the NPIC) conference (National Pork Industry Conference in Wisconsin Dells. Crops look good at 75 miles per hour and are a huge contrast to last year same time, same road when the crops were suffering the ravages of the drought, writes Jim Long.
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