Hedging Hogs by the Farm Manager
By the Alberta Government - Hog prices can vary significantly from year to year and even from day to day. With this volatility in the hog market, forward pricing opportunities arise that are worthy of locking in. This article deals with the more specific...

Animal Products Markets in 2005 and Forecast for 2006
By Keithly Jones, Economic Research Service, USDA - Uncertainty continues to shape the forecasts for animal products markets in 2006. Potential and actual animal disease outbreaks, consumer sensitivities, volatile exchange rates, and growing competition...

Bulgaria Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Bulgaria. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Taiwan Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Taiwan. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Canada Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Canada. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

China Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for China. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Strategies For Pork Growth
By Alberta Pork - There is room for growth in the Canadian pork industry - the best strategy is to borrow strategy from our competitors.

Hog Market Thoughts for September 1
By Al Prosch, Nebraska University Pork Central Coordinator - Total meat supplies are plentiful and that’s affecting pork prices.

Chile Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Chile. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Japan Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Japan. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Mexico Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Mexico. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Risks to Canada’s Domestic and Export Markets
By Kevin Grier and presented at the 2006 Banff Pork Seminar - The growth of Canadian hog and pork production over the last 15 years is one of the major achievements and outstanding phenomenon of Canadian agriculture and food.

Brazil Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for Brazil. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Ukraine Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for the Ukraine. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...

Pork Production in Nebraska: The Ability to make a living
By Allen L Prosch, Extension Educator for Swine Marketing and Production - The size of pork production units in the United States has changed dramatically in the past 20 years.

The Global Picture: The Forces That Impact On Swine Production
By Knud Buhl, Danske Slagterier - as presented at the 2006 London Swine Conference.

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

Iowa’s Changing Swine Industry
By Mark Honeyman, Professor of Animal Science and Mike Duffy, Professor of Economics. This article was published the Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2006.

EU-25 Livestock and Products Annual 2006
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2006 report for the EU-25. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Hogs Prices and Outlook - Little Expansion, But Little Profit as Well for Pork Producers
By Chris Hurt, Extension Economist, Purdue University - In his latest Outlook report, Chris Hurt says that the nation’s breeding herd continues to exhibit small amounts of expansion.

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

Hog Market Thoughts: July 2006
By Al Prosch, Nebraska University Pork Central Coordinator - Corn prices continue to be of concern as debate over ethanol use, feed use, and total supply continues. Clearly there are two sides to the debate.

USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report: June 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.