United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - March 2011
James Park, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group, explains the latest trends in the UK and EU.

Uncertain Times Ahead for Producers
The world's biggest pork exporters are likely to be vulnerable to trade disruption as the result of disease, and increasing regulations in the EU and US will push up the costs of pig and poultry production. These are Rabobank's predictions for the next...

USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report - March 2011 [Updated]
The latest quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Pig Price Cycle Moves Onward and Upward (March 2011)
By Chris Harris, Editor-in-Chief of ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in March 2011 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis, including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the pu...

US Pork Outlook - March 2011
US beef exports for 2011 are forecast at 2.43 billion pounds while pork exports, at almost 369 million pounds, were more than 17 per cent higher than a year earlier and broiler and turkey shipments were both up from last year, according to the latest...

Feed Outlook - March 2011
World coarse grain production and beginning stocks forecast for 2010/11 are reduced this month, lowering supply 2.5 million tons, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Centralia Swine Research Update - A Look Back
The Canadian swine industry has experienced dramatic changes in the past few decades Bob Friendship, Professor at the Department of Population Medicine in the University of Guelph told the 30th Centralia Swine Research Update.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - March 2011
The forecasts for red meat and poultry production and prices in 2011 have been raised from a month ago, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

Canada's Farm Income Forecast for 2010 and 2011
2011 preliminary forecasts indicate a decline in farm income as increased crop and livestock receipts get offset by higher expenses and reduced programme payments, according to the latest forecast from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Australian and Canadian Pork Industries Compared
In the details, there are differences between the Australian and Canadian pig industries, writes Jaydee Smith, Production Systems Program leader for the Ontario agriculture ministry in the latest issue of Pork News and Views from OMAFRA, based...

France Predicts Fewer Pig Holdings This Spring
"There will be 10 to 15 per cent fewer pig holdings in France by the end of March," predicts the president of the French pig producers' federation the Fédération Nationale Porcine (FNP), Jean-Michel Serres, reports Peter Crosskey.

US Farm Economy in 2011: What's in Store?
Prospects for the US farm economy appear bright, but a sharp rise in crop prices has created some anxiety Dr Joseph W. Glauber, Chief Economist of the US Department of Agriculture told the 2011 Agricultural Outlook Forum, writes Rachel Ralte, Junior Editor...

Strategies to Reduce Swine Feeding Costs in 2011
Rommel Sulabo, University of Illinois postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Animal Sciences, shared five ways producers can reduce costs and increase profits at the Illinois Pork Expo in Springfield earlier this month.

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - February 2011
James Park, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group, explains the latest trends in the UK and EU.

Canadian Hog Statistics - Fourth Quarter 2010
By Statistics Canada. The numbers of pigs produced in 2010 and of sows on 1 January this year in Canada were lower than the comparable figures from a year previously but there is some evidence that the declines are slowing considerably.

Breeding Herd and Market Pigs Slump in Denmark (February 2011)
By Chris Harris, Editor-in-Chief of ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in February 2011 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis, including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe...

US Pork Outlook - February 2011
First quarter commercial pork production is expected to be almost one per cent above the same period last year with prices 15 per cent higher, according to the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook from the USDA's Economic Research Se...

Feed Outlook - February 2011
Record-high farm prices for corn in 2010/11 are expected to ration demand over the coming months, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

South Korea's FMD Outbreak to Impact Global Pork and Grain Trade
The present foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in South Korea could mean greater demand for US pork products but lower demand for US corn into next year, according to a report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - February 2011
Pork production is reduced slightly for the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

Prospects for Agricultural Markets and Income 2010-2020
Market and sector income prospects elaborated on the basis of specific assumptions regarding macroeconomic conditions, the agricultural and trade policy environment, weather conditions and international market developments from the European Commission...

BPEX Export Bulletin - February 2011: Week 5
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin for February 2011 reports pig industry trends from around the world. The EU's recent Private Storage Scheme appears to have been a success in halting the fall in pig meat prices.

Dioxin Caused a Rocky Road for Pig Prices
When dioxin was found in poultry feed in Germany at the beginning of the year, the repercussions were felt across the whole of Europe and not just in the poultry sector, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.