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 chicken is keeping the hog price under pressure. At...

Pork Commentary: US Swine Inventory Continues to Grow – Big Question Pork Demand?
CANADA - There is no doubt, by any measurement, that there are more hogs in the US compared to a year ago, writes Jim Long in this week's commentary.

Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Prices Reach 80¢
US - In May, the usual suspect ag-economists (soothsayers) pronounced from the mountain top that the lean hog prices for the year had reached their top. We disagreed (as usual), writes Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Finally Some Live in the Price
US - Last Friday, the Iowa-Minnesota average lean price averaged 74.76 (55¢ liveweight lb). It’s good to see prices move up, but they seem to be struggling to go higher, writes Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: South Korea battles disease, high feed prices and environmental issues, but pork's still profitable
SOUTH KOREA - Last week, Jim Long went to South Korea, visited several swine producers and picked up some very interesting facts and figures...

Pork Commentary: Packers Able to Push Hog Prices Lower
US - Last week US packers were able to decrease the price of lean hogs while increasing their margins.

Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Prices Break 70¢!
US - Last week, the Iowa-Minnesota average lean price was $71.06, up more than $4.00 from the previous Friday and almost $14.00 higher than March 23 (+25.00 per head), writes Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Prices Pop Over 60 Cents!
ONTARIO - It is good to see the Iowa-Minnesota lean price get back over 60¢ lean last Friday’s average 61.89), writes Jim Long. It was the first time over 60¢ lean since March 2 (Friday).

USDA Swine and Grain Reports Bullish for Swine
CANADA - The USDA confirmed in the March 1st Hogs and Pigs Report what many have expected, writes Jim Long. There is no growth in the breeding herd and the market hog inventory is up from slightly better productivity and the results of increased small...

Pork Commentary: Deluge of Hogs Continue
CANADA - If it seems to you that it’s raining hogs, join the crowd. We feel the same way, writes Jim Long. Relentless numbers of hogs continue to come to market with last week’s USDA calculation of 2.117 million head, a whopping 162,000 more than the...

Pork Commentary: Pork Exports – Saving Our Bacon
CANADA - This weeks Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

New Operations Manager for Fancom
CANADA - As from March 1st, Hubert Grein (41) has been appointed as the new Operations Manager at Fancom.

Pork Commentary: NPPC Fights for Hog Producers!
CANADA - This weeks Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Russia aiming to double pork production in next 4-5 years
CANADA - This weeks Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Genesus '25 plus' Awards for 2006
CANADA - Twenty-five pigs weaned per mated female per year is a recognized benchmark of excellence throughout North America and indeed the world.

Pork Commentary - Marketings up, Slaughter weights dropping
CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

New Technology Accelerates Genetic Improvement in Swine
CANADA - A geneticist with PIC says new tools and technologies introduced over the past ten to 20 years have dramatically accelerated the rates of genetic improvement in breeding stock for swine, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Commentary: January 1st Canada-USA Swine Inventory Report Steady As She Goes!
CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Commentary: Prices Surge on Fewer & Lighter Hogs!
CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Recent Developments in Genetic Improvements in Pigs
CANADA - Bruce Cochrane, Farmscape online and Dr. Dave McLaren, PIC, Global Genetic Development Director, discuss recent developments in genetic improvements in pigs. Report from the Manitoba Swine Seminar.