ThePigSite Newsletter - 24 August 2009
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Welcome to this week's newsletter
Editorial – One Industry Watcher Sees the Bright Side Fuelled by high feed costs due to increased competition for corn from the ethanol industry, low hog prices due to an over-supply, the global recession and the impact of the H1N1 flu, the North American pig industry is facing its worst economic squeeze ever. A lone voice, it seems is predicting a good future for the industry. Dr Ron Plain of the University of Missouri has said: “Long term, one of the key things is this whole issue of competitive position in the world and I think North American hog industry long term is a place that's going to gain market share.” Every producer in North American will be hoping he is right - and the sooner, the better. The latest statistics from Canada show 6.7 per cent fewer pigs on farm on 1 July 2008 than a year previously, and the breeding herd was down 4.6 per cent. The combination of US COOL regulations and perceptions of the H1N1 virus have caused the number of pigs exported from Canada to drop by more than one-third over the last year. And still on H1N1, several breeding female pigs on the farm at Cosgrove in the state of Victoria, Australia, tested positive for Influenza A, H1N1 last week. Authorities say the farm will be quarantined for “a few more weeks”. The next edition of ThePigSite newsletter will be distributed on Tuesday next week (1 September) as Monday is a public holiday in the UK. Jackie Linden 
We have 4 new features this week: New French Farm-to-Plate Pricing Analysis The French trading standards agency DGCCRF* and France Agrimer* have jointly published a price analysis of the farm to plate supply chain for loin roasts, pork chops and ham, writes Peter Crosskey for ThePigSite. Other product categories may follow, but since loins generate about 90 per cent of the fresh pig meat sold by multiple retailers, according to TNS data, there is no urgency. Porcine Intestinal Adenomatosus (Pig Ileitis) The causes, different clinical forms and control/treatment of ileitis are covered in this article from Meriden Animal Health. US Pork Outlook Report - August 2009 Summer prices for pigs and pork cuts remain at low levels due to slow demand for pork products, according to the USDA ERS August 2009 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. Canadian Hog Statistics - Second Quarter 2009 Canadian producers had 6.7 cent per fewer pigs on farm on 1 July 2008 than a year previously, and the breeding herd was down 4.6 per cent, according to the latest quarterly report from Statistics Canada. The combination of US COOL regulations and perceptions of the H1N1 virus caused the number of pigs exported from Canada to drop by more than one-third for the first half year of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. 
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