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CME: Status of Saturday Hog Slaughter Poses Questions

2013-10-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - We start another week with no USDA price and slaughter reporting. This means we could not update the regular weekly summary table that accompanies every Monday report, write Steve Meter and Len Steiner.

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Hog Outlook: Decline in Hog Carcass Prices During October

2013-10-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Because of a lapse in federal government funding, USDA stopped issuing market reports on 1 October. As a result, there is little data available on current livestock prices, meat prices, weights or slaughter, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown.

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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

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Reduced Grain Costs Could Fuel Prolonged Hog Industry Profitability

2013-10-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - An executive member of Manitoba Pork Council's board of directors expects dramatically improved crop production this year and subsequent lower feed grain prices to result in profits within the hog industry for at least the next year, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Spain: Hog Markets

2013-10-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

SPAIN - Last week I was in Spain attending some meetings with old customers and visiting new ones, Fernando Ortiz, Genesus Ibero-America Business Development.

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