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North American Pork Producers Confident in Live Hog Pricing
2013-10-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US & CANADA - The general manager of h@ms Marketing Services reports, despite the partial shutdown of US government services, the confidence of North American pork producers in the manner in which live hog prices are determined remains intact, according to Bruce Cochrane.
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Hog Producers Feeling Effects of Government Shutdown
2013-10-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - We’re not real sure what we are "Previewing" this week, since hardly any of the numbers that we use are available. There are no Production and Price Summary tables this week for good reason. I suppose you producers are feeling that impact in spades and it doesn’t appear that the end is in sight, writes Steve Meyer in this week's "Market Preview" published in National Hog Farmer.
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Hog Producers Feeling Effects of Government Shutdown
2013-10-07 22:49:00| National Hog Farmer
The federal government shutdown, of course, has nothing to do with our business, but will have more and more profound impacts each day it drags on. You never know how much something means until it is gone certainly applies to this situation. We criticize, nitpick and fume with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its data, but when there is nothing to criticize, nitpick and fume over, we see just how valuable those data are. read more
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Canadian Hog Producers Could See Profitable Winter
2013-10-03 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A profitable summer for Canadian hog producers may extend into the fall and winter months, as the margin between hog prices and the cost of feed is seen to be very favourable.
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Hog Producers Should Take Steps to Avoid PEDV
2013-06-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Hog producers should use good biosecurity practices to reduce the risk of animals becoming infected with porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV), says a University of Missouri veterinary resident.
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