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CME: Hog Slaughter Above Year-ago Levels

2013-10-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Readers will notice today that our weekly 'Production and Price Summary' is getting back to normal and is much more useful than it has in the past few weeks, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

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USDA Report: Fewer, Larger Hog Farms

2013-10-28 16:04:00| National Hog Farmer

By Joe Vansickle   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released last week provides some startling numbers: U.S. hog farm numbers dropped by 70% from 1991-2009, but hog farm inventories remained stable. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) says the result has been an industry with larger hog operations, increased specialization in a single phase of production, greater reliance on purchased feed rather than homegrown grain and increased use of production contracts. read more

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How Will the Hog Industry Respond to Record High Profitability?

2013-10-28 15:07:00| National Hog Farmer

By Kent Bang, AgStar Financial Services Typically at this time of year, we would write about making financial decisions to position your operation through the fourth quarter and better hog prices, but this isnt a typical year. The run in hog prices beginning a couple of months ago has been counter-seasonal, to say the least. Driven primarily by slaughter numbers that were significantly off the USDA estimates provided in the September Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, it is clear to me that demand for pork picked up at the same time, probably replacing some beef demand. read more

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Hog Outlook: Hog Slaughter Down from Previous Week

2013-10-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Hog futures staged a big rally this week, apparently on expectations of reduced slaughter due to the PED virus, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown.

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Made in Canada Hog Pricing Considered Impractical

2013-10-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The general manager of h@ms Marketing Services expects Canada's pork processors to consider formalizing alternative live hog pricing options in the event of future suspensions of USDA's tracking of hog pricing information, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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