USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report: September 2007 (updated)
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.

US Pork Outlook Report - September 2007
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the September 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Pork Industry data.

Economic Impacts of Hog Operations
By Glynn Tonsor, Livestock Extension Economist, Michigan State University and published in MSU Pork Quartlery 2007 Volume 12 No. 2. Reprint of MSUE bulletin “Economic Impact of Hog Operations” from the series “Animal Agriculture and the Environment....

Pork Packer Capacity
By John Lawrence, Iowa Farm Outlook - Growing hog inventories, improved hog health, and increased imports from Canada will increase the supply of hogs this fall. At the same time, packing plants have closed, modestly reducing the US slaughter capacity....

US Pork Outlook Report - August 2007
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the August 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Pork Industry data.

The Story Behind China’s Rising Pork Prices
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service. Retail pork prices in China rose more than 50% during the June 2006 to June 2007 time period, while wholesale prices increased as much as 95%. Important factors behind the recent increase include a cyclical supply...

EU-27 Livestock and Products Annual 2007
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for the EU-27. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Pig Production in England
A Farm Business Survey by Aksham Bryan College. This report is one of a series being produced based on the results of the Farm Business Survey (FBS) for England. The annual Farm Business Survey is the most comprehensive and independent survey of farm...

Pork Industry Heads for Higher Production
By Chris Hurt, Extension Economist Purdue University. In his latest Outlook report, Chris Hurt says, higher pork production will result in somewhat lower hog prices.

US Pork Outlook Report - July 2007
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the July 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Pork Industry data.

UK/EU Pig Statistics - June 2007
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...

UK/EU Pig Populations - June 2007
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.

Production and Marketing Characteristics of U.S. Pork Producers, 2006
By John D. Lawrence, Glenn Grimes - ISU Economics Working Paper #07014, June 26, 2007

USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report: June 2007 (updated)
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.

Ethanol Expansion in the United States - How Will the Agricultural Sector Adjust?
By Paul C. Westcott, a report from the Economic Research Service, USDA.