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Falling Feed Prices to Push Hogs Back to Profitable, Says Economist
2013-10-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Hog production is returning to profitability as feed prices fall, and a reduction in slaughter numbers seems to show that producers are noticing, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt says.
Hog Profits Return as Feed Prices Fall
2013-10-11 16:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University This fall is proving vastly different from last year as falling feed prices are returning hogs to profitability, and a reduction in slaughter numbers seems to show that producers are noticing, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt says. Major drought in 2012 ransacked the nation's feed crops, sending livestock feed prices sky high and driving hog producers to quickly send animals to slaughter. With a record-large corn crop expected this year, feed prices have been decreasing, which has turned around the outlook for hog profits. read more
Feed Production, Prices Rise
2013-08-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Retail production of animal feed was 6.7 per cent higher in June 2013, while average prices for the quarter are well above the levels of the previous year.
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Promised Land of Lower Feed Prices Will Usher in Extended Profitability
2013-07-09 16:16:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University The “promised land” of lower feed costs will usher in an extended period of profitability, according to a Purdue University Extension economist. Those lower costs are not here yet but could be just weeks away as prospects for U.S. corn and soybean production have improved in recent days. read more
Lower Feed Prices Could Help Hog Producer Profits
2013-04-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Hog producers should return to profitability this spring because of lower feed prices, although delayed planting could still change that, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.
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