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Hog Outlook: October Pork Exports up Compared to Year Ago

2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Pork exports during October were down 11.7 per cent compared to a year ago due to big declines in shipments to Russia and South Korea. Exports equaled 20.06 per cent of November pork production, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown.

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Manitoba's Top Quality Hog Carcass to be Named

2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The producer of Manitoba's top quality hog carcass will be named this week as part of Hog Days Brandon, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Hog Outlook: October Pork Exports Down Compared to Year Ago

2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Pork exports during October were down 11.7 per cent compared to a year ago due to big declines in shipments to Russia and South Korea. Exports equaled 20.06 per cent of November pork production, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown.

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Hog Farming's Moral Vocation

2013-12-06 22:43:00| National Hog Farmer

By Jonathon Hoek, Vice President of Pig Production, Belstra Milling Company, Inc. In the past few months, I attended two key pork industry conferences in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I am always energized by the people I meet and the topics discussed; our industry has produced and nurtured some of the brightest minds committed to research and to finding solutions to the complexities handed to us by this amazing animal: the Pig. Many in our industry, including me, have experienced a champion who believed in them and paved the way for them to follow their dream. This is a testimony to the passion that our industry has for people and pigs, along with a concern for feeding the masses. In a new and cynical way, these qualities have been called into question recently by activist groups. Rick Berman, founder of the Humane Watch organization known for challenging the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), says activist groups are becoming more skilled at creating common knowledge myths about who we are and the ethical justification for pig farming. read more

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Russia: Hog Markets

2013-12-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

RUSSIA - The first week of December sees the prices for pork holding steady in Russia as this region heads into the Christmas holidays. In the southern region, price of pork is about 90 rubles per kilo, and in the northern regions, about 75 rubles per kilo. This is equal to a range of $107 to $128 CWT, writes Susan Wulf, Managing Director of Genesus Life Science.

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