Canada Livestock and Products Semi-Annual - March 2007
This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2007 report for Canada. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which we have omitted from this article....

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

World Pig Production, Opportunity or Threat?
By Donald E. Orr Jr. and Yingran Shen and published in the Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference 2006.

Hogs Prices and Outlook - Hog Producers 'Strive To Survive' In 2007-8
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.

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

UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2006)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

UK/EU Pig Statistics - January 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 - January 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.

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

Stakes rising as Biofuels consume global commodity stocks faster than production is rising
ThePigSite Editorial - An unprecedented period of commodity volatility is upon us as corn prices rose above US$4 per bushel (March 07 delivery) for the first time in a decade last week, this time it seems that the point of inflection could have been passed...

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

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.

Competition from Eastern Europe and Beyond - New Players in the Global Pork Industry
By Fiona Boal and presented at the 2006 Banff Pork Seminar - The twenty-first century pork industry is evolving at a rapid pace. It is characterised by increased levels of global competition, expansion of industrialized production, vertically integrated...

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...