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Hot Weather Scorches Hog Price Rebound

2013-08-28 19:18:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Purdue University The widespread hot, dry weather producing sharp increases in feed prices has scorched the potential for hog producers to return to profitability, warns Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt says. December corn futures rose to $5 per bushel - a $0.50 increase since the early August lows and soybean meal increased $90 per ton. These equate to about $5 higher hog production costs per live hundredweight. While that doesn't completely dash producers' hopes of returning to profitability, it does mean they need to think twice before growing their operations. read more

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Hot weather in Europe exacerbating ozone pollution

2013-08-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Malta Independent: Unusually high temperatures this summer may be contributing to poor air quality in many European cities, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said this week, and thresholds to protect health from ground-level ozone have been exceeded across Europe in recent weeks, according to preliminary data reported to the EEA. Ozone pollution has serious effects on health, especially for older people and children, or those with asthma and other respiratory problems. Reducing ozone pollution in the air depends...

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Hot weather boosts July retail sales

2013-08-15 11:16:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Retail sales in the UK jumped by 1.1% between June and July, boosted by hot weather and adding to hopes of a sustained economic recovery.

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Hot Weather Monitoring

2013-07-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Extremely hot weather can pose problems on pig farms. Producers should particularly monitor temperatures in their AI storage cabinets and water flow rates, says Paul Thompson, veterinary adviser to pig-breeding company ACMC.

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