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Monday, March 29, 2010
Large-Scale Closure of Danish Abattoirs LikelyDENMARK - Denmark is facing large-scale closure of its slaughterhouses. Up to 600 jobs may be relocated abroad by Danish Crown, mostly to Germany.
Pork Production Down Compared to a Year AgoUS - Commercial red meat production for the United States totalled 3.74 billion pounds in February, down two per cent from the 3.83 billion pounds produced in February 2009, according to the USDA's National...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
EU Pig Prices: Steady for the Most PartEU - The prices appear to be mostly unchanged on the slaughter pig market throughout Europe this week.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Danish Crown Unlikely to Get Wage ReductionsDENMARK - Hopes of the Danish Crown slaughtering sector making a recovery by reducing costs are fading, according to the UK's National Pig Association.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - March 2010UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were four per cent higher than in February 2009 at 704 thousand head. Pig meat production was 58 thousand tonnes, a rise of seven per cent on February 2009.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
EU Pig Prices: Unchanged Quotations Throughout EUEU - This week, the European slaughter pig market is characterised by mostly unchanged quotations.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Butchery Site Even More Cutting EdgeUK - A new and improved version of the Cutting Edge, a free and unique resource featuring video clips of a master butcher at work, has been launched on Quality Meat Scotland’s website.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Smithfield Sees Profits ReturnUS - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial year of $37.3 million, compared to a loss last year of $108.1 million.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Tyson Indiana Pork Plant Slaughter Still SuspendedINDIANA, US - Hog slaughter at Tyson Foods Inc's fire-damaged Logansport, Indiana, pork plant could restart late this week or early next week, the company said on Monday.
EU Pig Prices: Ranging from Steady to FallingEU - The prices in this week’s slaughter pig market prove to range from steady to falling throughout Europe.
Monday, March 08, 2010
EU Gives Home Slaughtering Green LightCZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Republic claims to have won an important victory for the home slaughtering of pigs for the manufacture of traditional domestic products.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Hog Slaughter Down Compared to Same Week Last YearUS - This was another good week for hog prices. Barrow and gilt prices ended the week $1-3 higher than where they started, write Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
CME: Sharp Fall in February Sow SlaughterUS - The livestock industry equivalent of “plant and equipment” in General Economics 101 is “Breeding herd” or, more precisely, “Female Herd,” write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Market Preview: Good News for PorkUS - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.
EU Pig Prices: Inconsistent Appearance ThroughoutEU - This week, there appear to be slight inconsistencies in the European slaughter pig market.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Pork Production Down Compared to a Year AgoUS - Commercial red meat production for the United States reached 3.92 billion pounds in January, down six per cent from the 4.17 billion pounds produced in January 2009, according to the USDA's National...
CME: FI US Hog Slaughter Lower Than a Year AgoUS - We have had several inquiries about Friday’s statement that January US pork production was 10.7 per cent lower than one year ago — primarily because that number differs with some readers’...
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Fewer Sows Leads to Reduced Sow SlaughterUS - Sow prices reached record highs this week, report Ron Plain and Glenn Grimes in their weekly review of the US hog industry.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Pigs Relax to Music Before SlaughterCHINA - A pig deserves at least 12 hours of solitude, walking, patting, and music if possible before it is slaughtered, a central China city has ruled.
Israel Slaughters More Pigs than CattleISRAEL - In Israel more pigs are slaughtered for food each year than cattle.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
EU Pig Prices: Quotations Steady to IncreasingEU - This week, the slaughter pig market is characterised by a steady to upward trend.
Monday, February 22, 2010
CME: Slaughter Closer to Predicted LevelsUS - One call that analysts must make from time to time is whether a particular USDA report is, in fact, accurate and, if not, how inaccurate might it be and how might the inaccuracy impact supplies,...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - February 2010UK - The latest statistics produced by Defra reveal that the UK's clean pig slaughterings were 13 per cent higher than in January 2009 at 716,000 head. Pigmeat production was 75,000 tonnes, a rise of 14...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
CME: Sharp Fall in US Sow Slaughter LevelsUS - Barring any serious and widespread production challenges, a necessary condition for reducing pork output is a smaller breeding herd, according to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Record Pork and Poultry Production in 2009GERMANY - According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), more than 7.7 million tonnes of meat was produced from commercial slaughtering in Germany in 2009.
EU Pig Prices: Cheerful Sentiment in MarketsEU - After last week’s pan-European price increases, the European pig prices appear to be steady or even going up this week.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Pork Commentary: Better but Not Good EnoughCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
EU Pig Prices: Quotations Rising Throughout EuropeEU - The slaughter pig market presents increasing prices again throughout Europe this week.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Abattoir Closure Leaves Pork Producers in the LurchAUSTRALIA - Pork producers in south-west New South Wales (NSW) are scrambling to find new abattoirs to slaughter their pigs following the closure of Young's meatworks.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Hog Slaughter This Week Lower Than a Year AgoUS - The dollar has been strengthening lately, especially against the Euro, according to Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain in their weekly review of the US hog industry.
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