Russia Agrees to Reopen Pork Market to US
US - The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to reopen the Russian market to US pork and pork products.

CME: Reopening of Russian Market Good News for US
US - The U.S. meat complex in general and US pork industry in particular had some very good news confirmed on Friday as USDA announced that it had reached an agreement to re-open Russia as a pork export...

Hog Slaughter Down Compared to Same Week Last Year
US - 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.

AMI President Supports Policy to Increase Ag Exports
US - Increased agriculture exports are a must for US producers, says the AMI president.

Compliance with Farm Bill Requirements Ensured
US - The 2008 Farm Bill established new requirements for swine contracts under the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

China Needs to Open Market to US Pork
US - In a letter sent late last week to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, 22 senators urged them to do “everything within your means” to get China...

CME: Sharp Fall in February Sow Slaughter
US - 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.

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

Coalition Urges Passage of FTAs to Spur Job Growth
US - Pointing out that exports generate 8,000 US jobs for every $1 billion of agricultural goods exported, an ad hoc coalition of food, feed and agricultural entities yesterday urged Congress...

Evaluation of Economics of Increasing Weaning Age
IOWA, US - Pork producers interested in learning how their finances could be affected by changing the weaning age will want to investigate a new spreadsheet available from the Iowa Pork Industry Center...

NPB Looking to the Future at Pork Industry Forum
US - Recovery and reinvigoration will be the focus of the National Pork Board during the board's 3-4 March meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Market Preview: Good News for Pork
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Outlook: Pork Profits Claw Back Equity
US - Return to profitability is the theme for the pork industry in 2010, writes Chris Hurt, extension economist at Purdue University.

Pork Production Down Compared to a Year Ago
US - 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 Ago
US - 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’ private...

Fewer Sows Leads to Reduced Sow Slaughter
US - Sow prices reached record highs this week, report Ron Plain and Glenn Grimes in their weekly review of the US hog industry.

Efforts Continue to Restore Market Access for Pork
US - Efforts to resume US pork exports to Russia got a boost last week from face-to-face discussions in Moscow between US industry representatives and Russia’s top veterinary officials.

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

Market Preview: Hog Prices Stuck in a Range
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Outlook: Soft Red Winter Wheat Update
US - The average price of soft red winter (SRW) wheat received by Illinois producers declined from $4.29 in June 2009 to $3.25 in September 2009, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University...

CME: Frozen Meat, Poultry Stocks Remain Low
US - "Our year-to-date numbers for slaughter and production were incorrect in yesterday’s edition," write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. "The changes are not large but these numbers are correct. We apologize...

CME: Slaughter Closer to Predicted Levels
US - 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,...

Canadian Sow Numbers Below Year-Ago Levels for 19th Consecutive Quarter
US - Statistics Canada this week released the results of their survey of the Canadian hog inventory, write Ron Plain and Glenn Grimes.

Year-End Export Totals Show Positive Trend for Pork
US - US red meat exports finished 2009 on a positive note with healthy gains in volume over December of a year ago, positioning both beef and pork exports to start 2010 on an upward trend, according to...

CME: January Hog Inventory Smallest in Twelve Years
US - Statistics Canada released on Tuesday its semiannual Cattle Statistics and quarterly Hog Statistics reports which provide government estimates of cattle and hog inventories, according to Steve Meyer...