Weekly Outlook: Harvest to Accelerate
US - The late planted and late maturing corn and soybean crops of 2009 have also experienced one of the slowest harvest rates in modern history, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University...

CME: Another Tough Month for Meat, Poultry Sectors
US - October was another tough month for all of the major meat/ poultry species in terms of profits, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Weekly Review: Some Doubts About Consumer Demand
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

China to Lift H1N1-Related Ban on US Pork
US - With prodding from the Obama administration, China announced on 29 October that it will lift its ban on US pork imports, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council.

CME: Positive News for US Meat Sector
US - Steve Meyer and Len Steiner report that the US meat sector received positive news (yes, that says “positive” for a change!) on two fronts today with reports that China will soon renew imports of US...

WWFE REPORT: Call for Fair Meat Trade
US - The prospect for growth in international trade in US meat is being hit by a series of significant obstacles, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

CME: Drop in Canadian Breeding Herd
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT), the cooperative of dairy cooperatives that has run the series of dairy herd retirement programs over the past few years,...

US and Canadian Hog Inventory Down Three 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: Wholesale Pork Market May Be Short-lived
US - Hog futures have been buoyed in recent days by a marked improvement in pork wholesale values, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock Report for 27 October.

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

Market Preview: The Two Sides of a Cheaper Dollar
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Outlook: Looking Beyond Harvest
US - One of the factors supporting corn and soybean prices in recent weeks is the delay in getting the crops harvested, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: Current Grain Market Situation Discouraging
US - The latest USDA crop progress report showed that US corn producers continue to run well behind year ago and five year average levels in harvesting the current crop, write Steve Meyer and Len Ste...

Outlook ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for US Agriculture
US - Speakers at Farm Bureau’s second annual commodity outlook conference, 15-16 October, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for US agriculture, with crop and dairy producers...

Pork Production Sets Record High for September
US - Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.26 billion pounds in September, down slightly from the 4.27 billion pounds produced in September 2008.

Groups Urge Congress to Aid Ailing Pork Industry
US - “There are many challenges facing the economic viability of the pork sector including higher input costs for feed and energy, an over-abundance of supply in the domestic market, weakening demand and...

CME: Overall Decline in Red Meat and Poultry Supplies
US - Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, in their Daily Livestock Report for 22 October, write that USDA yesterday released the results of its monthly cold storage survey.

CME: Ethanol Uses as Much Corn as Livestock
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, the US corn harvest continues to track well below year ago and five year average levels, raising concerns not just about current harvest output potential...

CME: H1N1 in Pigs No Surprise to US Pork Industry
US - USDA confirmed yesterday that a pig exhibited at last month’s Minnesota State Fair had novel H1N1 influenza — the influenza strain also called “swine” flu, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their...

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

NPPC and USMEF Comment on H1N1 Outbreak
US - With yesterday’s announcement by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that pigs in Minnesota tested positive for the 2009 novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) reiterates...

Market Preview: Pork Export Picture Not So Bad
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

CME: Will Hog Numbers Fall Below Expected Levels?
US - The government of Canada will announce this Friday how the first $10 million of its Hog Farm Transition Program (HFTP) funding will be spent, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock...

Weekly Review: Record High 2009 Soybean Crop Estimated
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

US Pork Producers Slow to Liquidate
US - When 1998 and 1999 are mentioned to pork producers, they show visible signs of grief, explains Purdue University’s Chris Hurt, but losses for 2007 to present have been twice as much, yet there has...