AFBF Urges Obama to Support Pork, Dairy Sectors
US - America’s pork and dairy producers have lost much of their equity over the last year. With a wave of restructuring and forced herd sales expected over the next few months, the American Farm Bureau...

Meat Exports to Caribbean Surge, with Pork Leading
US - The Caribbean has been a bright spot for US meat exports so far this year, with pork, beef and lamb exports all showing double-digit volume increases over the first half of 2008.

Producer Leaders, NPB Set to Tackle Tough Budget
US - The National Pork Board will meet in Des Moines on the afternoon of 9 September, the day before more than 50 producers from across the country arrive in Des Moines to begin work on budget recommendations...

CME: Improvement in Cash Pork Prices
US - Lean hog futures were one of the few green spots in a sea of red on Tuesday, report Len Steiner and Steve Meyer.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

CME: High Consumer Level Demand for Pork
US - First — We do indeed realize that it would take 20+ years to slaughter 69.1 million sows in the US, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Market Preview: Upward Path Finally Taken
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Outlook: Price Pattern for Corn and Soybeans
US - With large US corn and soybean crops expected this year, the strength of demand and the resulting rate of consumption will be important for post-harvest price prospects, writes Darrel Good, Agricultural...

Weekly Review: Canadian Inventory Lower than a Year Ago
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

CME: Breeding Herd Reduction Finally Underway
US - The long-anticipated, apparently late and, according to many analysts, BADLY needed reduction of the US swine breeding herd may have finally gotten underway the week of 15 August, write Steve Meyer...

AMI President Responds to Critical 'Time' Article
US - The president of the American Meat Institute (AMI) has written to the editor of Time, describing a recent article on one of the great American success stories is 'dumbfounding'.

US Pork Industry Seeking Subsidies
US - The US pork industry is hoping to be the next sector to benefit from increased government assistance.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

CME: Canadian Breeding Herd Down from July
US - We discussed the combined US and Canadian hog and cattle numbers last Thursday but thought some more detailed information on the Canadian pork industry might be helpful since the changes there have...

Market Preview: Canadian Breeding Herd Cutbacks Begin to Slow
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Outlook: 'How Much Longer?' Ask Producers
US - Equity has eroded and is continuing to erode quickly. Hog producers are asking how long the hog market will continue to drain their net worth, writes Chris Hurt, Extension Economist at Purdue Uni...

CME: Bearish Undertones for Pork Supplies
US - USDA issued two supply related reports (Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage) on Friday afternoon and both held some surprises that may affect livestock futures, write Len Steiner and Steve Meyer.

July Red Meat Production Below Previous Year
US - Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.12 billion pounds in July, down 3 per cent from the 4.25 billion pounds produced in July 2008, reports the USDA's National Agricultural...

Weekly Review: Exports to Mexico Recovered in June
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

CME: Producers Prepare for Continued Cutbacks
US - The latest numbers from Statistics Canada confirmed what many market watchers already knew, inventories of cattle and hogs in Canada continue to drift lower and they are now significantly smaller...

US and Canadian Hog Inventory Down 3 Per Cent
US - This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and NASS to release the total hogs, breeding, market hogs, sows farrowed, and pig crop for both countries within one publication....

CME: Good News for Meat Product Buyers
US - The producer price index (PPI), a measure of inflation in the price of goods and materials at various stages of production, was notably lower in July, reflecting the decline in commodity prices,...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

NPPC Asks USDA to Save US Pork Industry
US - Asking for help to save the US pork industry and thousands of jobs, the National Pork Producers Council yesterday urged the US Department of Agriculture to lend assistance to US pork producers to...

Market Preview: No Banner Year for Packers Either
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.