Pork Commentary: Canada's Breeding Herd Steady
CANADA - This week, Jim Long takes a look at the latest Canadian swine inventory released by Statistics Canada.

BPEX LIVE Online to Discuss Health
UK - The first BPEX LIVE online workshop will provide practical advice for pig producers on managing a high health production system.

Pork Commentary: Road Trip to Montana and Alberta
US & CANADA - Last week, we went to the state of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta to meet Genesus customers and prospects. Of course, we got to hear about markets and other industry issues,...

Pork Commentary: Pork Demand Phenomenal
US & RUSSIA - This week, Jim Long compares the health of the pork and chicken industries in the US and states that Russia is very short of meeting its domestic pork needs.

Supermarkets Could Trigger Pork Shortage
UK - A massive shortage of fresh pork could result from short-sighted policies of major supermarkets, predicts Matthew Curtis, managing director of Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

Animal Farming Exhibition at Kiev, Ukraine
UKRAINE - Hermitage continued to strengthen their position in the Ukraine market with successful participation at the recent Animal Farming Exhibition held in Kiev from 4-6 October.

Pork Commentary: US Meat Production for 2012
US - This week, Jim long writes about the US red meat and poultry price projections for 2012.

Key to Accelerating Profitability in Grow-Finish Phase
US - When feed ingredient prices are high, the natural reaction among pork producers is to explore ways to reduce feed costs – especially in the grower-finisher phase. But simply incorporating lower-cost...

Pork Commentary: CBOT June Lean Hogs
US - This week, Jim Long writes about the US hog market in his latest Pork Commentary.

Pork Commentary: Hogs and Pigs Report Bullish
US - In this week's Pork Commentary, Jim Long comments on the latest Hogs and Pigs report released by the USDA on 29 September.

Pork Commentary: Corn Price Down Hard
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Leaders Plead Case to Congress
US - Jim Long writes, "Last week, leaders from the US livestock and poultry industry met with the House of Representatives Ag Committee chaired by Rep. Thomas Rooney on the concerns about tight feed grain...

Pork Commentary: US Exports Continue Record Pace
GLOBAL - This week's Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Hog Production in Tricky Position
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

TOPIGS: Strongly Improved Results for Belgium
BELGIUM - Pig farms in Belgium with TOPIGS sows weaned an average of 28.2 piglets per sow in 2010, an increase of 0.7 compared to 2009.

Average Gain TOPIGS Finishers 806 Grams/Day
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS finishers realised an average daily gain of 806 gram in 2010.

Pork Commentary: US - Canada Hogs & Pigs Inventory
US & CANADA - Last week the United States and Canada combined inventory was released. To say it was ‘steady’ is an understatement, writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.

Pork Commentary: Road Trip to Thailand & India
THAILAND & INDIA - "The odyssey continued last week, not quite Jason and the Argonauts but we are covering a lot of ground. As you probably read in previous commentaries we have travelled one week Russia,...

Pork Commentary: Road Trip to China
CHINA - Last week we arrived in China after our visit to Russia, writes Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: A Week in Russia
RUSSIA - "We spent this last week in Russia," writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.

Workshop Focuses on Efficiency and Costs
CANADA - The 2011 Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop programme will be focusing on increasing efficiency and reducing costs, a reflection of the difficult time still being faced by the pork industry.

Pork Commentary: Cash Market Hogs Surge Higher
US - Last week, the US National lean hog price pushed to over $1.04 per pound (53–54 per cent lean), writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.

Pork Commentary: Heat Wave Pushes Weights Lower
US - The extreme heat and humidity that swept through the US the last several days not only caused great discomfort for people working in swine barns, cut pigs appetite but also ripped market hog weights...

Pork Commentary: Corn Ethanol Suffers Setback
US - This week, Jim Long comments on the US market.

Spanish Hog Markets, June 2011
SPAIN - The Spanish pork market normally runs at its higher prices through spring and the summer seasons characterized for higher consumption pushed mainly by the tourism industry, writes Javier Santamartina,...

Over 30 Weaned Piglets Per Year
US - Cardinal Pork is a farrow-to-wean farm of 2400 sows. Since becoming a TOPIGS multiplier in 2008, the production has improved dramatically compared to the previous genetic line they were using.

Third World Pig Prices Higher than UK’s
UK - Poor ‘Third World’ countries are prepared to pay more for their pork than British retailers. In Cambodia – where Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd, is doing business – the farm-gate...

Pork Commentary: Volatile Markets Continue!
US - This week, Jim Long comments on the US market.

China Hog Markets – June 2011
CHINA - China is the pork powerhouse of the world with over 51 per cent of the world’s population of pigs being raised within China, writes Ron Lane, Senior Consultant for Genesus in China.

Pork Commentary: US Hogs and Pigs Report
US - In this week's Pork Commentary, Jim Long writes about the latest Hogs and Pigs report released by the USDA on 24 June.