Alberta Hog Market Commentary and Outlook - Fall 2006
By Kevin Grier, Senior Market Analyst, George Morris Centre, in Guelph and Calgary. Published by Alberta Pork. This is the latest Alberta Hog Market Commentary and Outlook which looks at the performance of the U.S. hog market.

USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report: December 2006
This quarter's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The article provides the report text and graphs, and helps explain what it all means. Link also to the full PDF report.

Feed Prices and the UK Pig Industry
By Tony Fowler, BPEX - This article from the British Pig Executive looks at the causes of the current feed price increases and the impact on production.

Impact on Hog Feed Cost of Corn and DDGS Prices
By John Lawrence - Corn is currently the largest ingredient cost item in the feed costs. This Iowa Farm Outlook will address three key questions pork producers are facing.

The United States pork niche market phenomenon
By M. S. Honeyman, R. S. Pirog, G. H. Huber, P. J. Lammers, and J. R. Hermann - After the broad industrialization of the US pork industry, there has been a development of niche markets for export and domestic pork; that is, there is a pork niche market...

Finding a place for pork in a changing marketplace
By Susan Jones and published by Alberta Pork - A benchmark study suggests industry efforts are changing consumer opinion of the pork industry for the better.

Perception vs. reality in the pork industry
By Wayne Caldwell, associate professor, University of Guelph and published by Alberta Pork - The results of a survey on rural residents’ opinions of their pork producing neighbours may be surprising to some.

Introduction to Livestock Marketing
Written by the Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Department of Alberta Government.

China Exporter Guide 2006
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - In 2005, China Customs reported total agriculture, fisheries and forest product imports of over $35 billion.

UK/EU Pig Populations - October 2006
This article is extracted from Chapter 5. of the quarterly pig bulletin published by Defra and provides a brief overview of the latest statistics relating to pig populations in the UK and Europe.

UK/EU Pig Statistics - October 2006
This article provides an overview of the latest statistics relating to pigs in the UK and Europe and includes Slaughter figures, Carcase weights, Pigmeat production, trade and supplies and UK and EU Prices and value of pigs. Extracted from the quarterly...

Canadian Hog Statistics - November 2006
By Statistics Canada - Canadian hog inventories appear to have tumbled for the fifth consecutive quarter as prices remained low and disease caused havoc for many producers in Eastern Canada.

World Pork Trade Overview - October 2006
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides an overview of global pork trade predictions for 2007.

The Top U.S. / Canadian Pork / Hog Producers - Pork Powerhouses (2006) - The largest / biggest pork producers
By Successful Farming - This article briefly lists the US top 20 and Canadian top 5 pork / hog producers in 2005/2006, as published by Successful Farming magazine. The article also provides a link to the full Successful Farming Pork Powerhouses Report...

US Pork Outlook Report - October 2006
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the October 2006: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Pork Industry data