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2014 Could be Best Year for Pork in a Decade
2014-01-17 16:42:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University Slow expansion of the U.S. pork industry fueled by low feed costs will likely result in more rapid growth of pork stocks in the latter part of 2014, says Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt. That could result in 2014 turning into the best year for pork producers in nearly a decade. If corn and soybean meal prices stay low as expected, hog weights and pork production should continue to increase into 2015, Hurt says. read more
Eyeing Pork Purchases
2014-01-16 15:59:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Board The Pork Checkoff’s recent eye-tracking retail study provides some eye-opening results: retailers have just seconds to grab shoppers’ attention at the meat case. The upside? The Pork Checkoff has pinpointed what consumers look at and for how long, and which images and messages resonate the most and inspire shoppers to purchase pork. read more
Pork Suppliers Fight Against Tyson's New Guidelines, MeadWestvaco Expands Cost Cutting Efforts
2014-01-16 03:20:16| Paper - Topix.net
Tyson's new guidelines for better treatment of pigs from its pork suppliers have not been well received by pig farmers , who argue that farms should be independent from company mandates.
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CME: USDA Begins Reporting on Pork Formula Sales
2014-01-16 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The pricing picture for pork should become clearer now that USDA has begun reporting on pork formula sales, forward sales and export sales. The data will be provided weekly by USDA and we suspect at some point USDA will provide a comprehensive pork cutout similar to the one for beef, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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Chinese Pork Prices Down Compared to Previous Week
2014-01-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities rose slightly in the week ending 12 January compared with the previous week, showed Ministry of Commerce statistics on Tuesday.
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