CME: Carcass Weights Affecting Pork, Beef Supply
US - Beef and pork packers may be trying to limit the number of animals processed each week but some of the slaughter reduction has so far been offset by heavier animals coming to market, write Len...

CME: Red Meat and Poultry Supplies for 2010 Muddled
US - Much of the focus in the monthly USDA supply and demand report (released on Friday) was on the supply outlook for grain crops this fall, and for good reason, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Southeast Asian Meat Buyers Meet with US Suppliers
US - Southeast Asia’s ASEAN region has emerged as a major destination for US pork and beef exports and captured the interest of a growing number of US suppliers.

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

August Pork Export Struggles Compared to 2008 Pace
US - While selected markets performed very well, the global pace of US pork and beef exports lost ground in August compared to 2008, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat...

Market Preview: Hog:Corn Ratio Put in Context
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

CME: Total US Pork Exports in August Low
US - USDA released on Friday, 9 October the August meat export and import volumes, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock Report for 12 October.

Weekly Outlook: Corn, Soybean Prices Boosted
US - December 2009 corn futures have increased by about $.65 per bushel form the early September low, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

Hypor Grows Production in the US
US - Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics announced today that it has signed a genetic distribution agreement with Bricelyn, Minnesota-based American pig breeder, LSG Health Systems.

Pork Production Keeps Rising, Prices Stabilizing
US - Increased pork production drove higher estimates for total meat production for 2009, as calculated by the USDA in its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Growing...

CME: Larger-than-Expected Corn Production Indicated
US - USDA’s monthly Crop Production report and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, released on Friday, indicated larger- than-expected corn production and smaller-than-expected soybean output...

Weekly Review: Upward Spiral of Feeder Pig Prices
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

CME: Current Situation Index in August Down
US - One sector that will have to improve before meat demand in general and beef and chicken demand in particular improve is restaurants — and the monthly Restaurant Performance Index from the National...

Lawmakers Ask USDA to Help Pork Producers
US - Members of the US Senate and House have urged the US Department of Agriculture to lend assistance to US pork producers to help them out of a 2-year-old economic crisis. The National Pork Producers...

CME: M-COOL a Legitimate Policy?
US - This week’s Daily Livestock Reports feel like “All Canada all the time” but there was more market-impacting news from north of the border yesterday, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily...

JBS Swift Seeks to Expand Iowa Pork Complex
IOWA, US - JBS USA has proposed an expansion of its Marshalltown, Iowa pork complex.

Ohio 'Pork and Beans' Support Promotes Pork Ribs
US - Support from Ohio pork and soybean producers is helping the US Meat Export Federation introduce pork ribs to a wider range of consumers in Japan, which is traditionally the US pork industry’s highest-value...

US Swine Economics Report
US - USDA’s latest survey of the US swine inventory said the market herd was down 2.2 per cent on 1 September and the breeding herd was down 3.1 per cent compared to 12 months earlier, writes Ron Plain...

CME: Output Numbers Will Not Drive Feed Prices
US - Dow Jones’ monthly pre-report survey regarding Friday’s monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates indicates that the old adage “A big crop gets bigger” is still...

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

Weekly Outlook: Early Corn and Soybean Exports
US - The USDA has projected that corn exports will rebound sharply during the current marketing year, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: Canadian Breeding Herd Reduction Slowed
US - The government of Canada announced on Friday the details for two programs to aid its beleaguered pork industry, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock Report for 5 October.

Market Preview: Price Spreads Exacerbated
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Signs of Hog Industry Recovery by Next Summer
US - The "first signs of the financial dawn" are starting to creep over the horizon in the US hog industry.

CME: Hog Slaughter This Week Slightly Higher
US - Lean hog carcass future for Q4 of this year continue to hover at a little under $50 per cwt, which implies $36.5 on a live basis and negative margins anyway you look at it, write Steve Meyer and...