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Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Futures Break $100CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: USDA Hogs and Pig Report Not Good NewsCANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: Nice Hog Price RallyCANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: Are We in the Swine Business or Grain Market?CANADA - It now feels that we are no longer in the hog business writes Jim Long in this weeks North American Pork Commentary.
Pork Commentary: World Pork Expo ReportCANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: World Pork Expo PreviewCANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: Manitoba Government Proposes Draconian LegislationCANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentry: Hog Prices Rocket HigherCANADA - Hog prices rocketed to 78¢ lean in Iowa-Minnesota last Friday – up 5¢ lb from the previous Friday (+$10.00 per head), writes Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: Canada’s Industry DownsizesCANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Canadian Genetics Shipped to Expanding Russian Agri-BusinessCANADA - Genesus has just completed the successful delivery of a Four Plane Shipment of swine genetics to Kuban AgroHolding of Krasnodar, Russia.
Pork Commentary: Carnage Continues But Ethanol Ideal is OverCANADA - Last week Jim Long reported that Spectrum, a Manitoba feed/ 20,000-sow production operation was in receivership. Another Western Canadian production system was also in trouble and this week comes...
Pork Commentary: Hogs and Pigs Report Offers No Panacea for What Ails UsCANADA - The USDA March Hogs and Pigs Report was released last Friday, writes Jim Long. Unfortunately, it offers at first glance little positive news for our industry.
Pork Commentary: Government Should Quit Sask ProductionCANADA - Jim Long says North American prices will continue to fall and he also tables his thoughts on Saskatchewan's Big Sky situation and government's ownership of hog production in the province.
Pork Commentary: Rationlisation Inevitable, But Future Has ProspectsCANADA - In this week's pork commentary, Jim Long analyses the effect of the Christmas holidays. Market stability now depends on a clear run of trading for at least three weeks. Feed prices continue to...
Packer Pays Premium For Hypor HogsCANADA - In Quebec, Hypor Genetics will not only give you preference to packers, but it could also put some premium dollars in your pocket.
Pork Commentary: New Record Weekly MarketingsNORTH AMERICA - We now know that the US packing industry is capable of killing 2,449,000 hogs in a week. That’s what they did a week ago and it’s a new record, writes Jim Long in this week's comm...
China a new market for Canadian pigsCANADA - When pigs fly, Canadian pork breeders' business expands.
Pork Commentary - The deluge of hogs just keep coming and coming.CANADA - It’s been 5 consecutive weeks of the highest U.S. marketing’s ever. Last week it was 2.322 million hogs, the same week a year ago was 2.187 million.
Pork Commentary - Canadian Swine Inventory DeclinesCANADA - Last week, Statistics Canada released quarterly swine inventories, reports Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: Those Pigs Just Keep Coming and Coming!CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary - Record Slaughter but Prices Do Not CollapseCANADA - When we think of recent history in the hog markets 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003 when there was a collapse of prices in the face of huge marketings, it appears we have established new price plateaus,...
Pork Commentary: China SyndromeCANADA - This past week, we continued to Biomin Asian Nutrition Tour in China. There were three stops; Guangzhou (Canton), Nanchang and Beijing, writes Jim Long. Our observations:
Bullet Proofing your Pig Business against a market you can't controlCANADA - Weaning 30.2 live pigs per sow per year is something that was unheard of only a few years ago, but today on one farm in Manitoba it is a reality.
Hypor pooling scientific and technical resourcesCANADA - Hypor North America announces two new appointments, continuing the process of integrating their Research and Development and Technical Services Divisions.
Pork Commentary: Have prices plateaued?CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Prices Continue Under PressureUS - Iowa-Minnesota lean hog price last Friday averaged 60.62. Lots of hogs around with prices under pressure. Packers are doing fine though, with carcass cut-outs last Thursday 67.32, a $7.00 spread...
Genesus expands sales teamCANADA - Genesus have appointmented Jay Rew to their Sales and Service team.
Pork Commentary: China, China, ChinaCANADA - The pork market has been being driven by huge speculation that China will purchase large amounts of pork to ease inflationary, social and economic pressures caused by hog prices in China of over...
Pork Commentary: No Fun in Mudville?CANADA - Last Friday, the Iowa-Minnesota lean price averaged 66.21 (49¢ liveweight). There is no fun in Mudville with hog prices at these levels in July. Too many hogs, too much pork, more beef and...













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