When Football & Hog Marketing Strategies Overlap
US - For those of you who may not know, I am a loyal alumnus of Oklahoma State University. As such, the past few months have been a fun ride – save for that one evening when my other alma mater, Iowa...

CME: Meat Demand Maintains Annual Increase
US - 2011 ended with a piece of good news as the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) for November hit a five-month high, indicating a continuing rebound for the...

CME: 2011 Market Reflection
US - Year’s end is usually the time to reflect on what has transpired since we last celebrated the promise of a new beginning. Here are our thoughts on some of the major happenings of 2011 in livestock...

Record High Hog Prices for 2011
US - 2011 hog prices were record high. Based on preliminary data, the average base price of barrows and gilts in 2011 was $65.30/cwt of live weight ($86.50/cwt of carcass), writes Ron Plain in his Hog...

CME: Changes In Seasonal Patterns Inevitable
US - Commercial red meat production in November totalled 4.26 billion pounds, down two per cent from last year but led by recordlarge pork output of 2.09 billion pounds, writes Steve Meyer and Len S...

End of Ethanol Tax Credits Affects Feed Market
ANALYSIS - The US ethanol tax credit, which is worth roughly $6 billion, is due to end at the turn of the year, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.

Pork Commentary: No Breeding Herd Expansion
US - The US breeding herd is holding steady and there has been no net expansion, writes Jim Long.

Commercial Red Meat Production Down in November
US - Commercial red meat production was down two per cent in November, according to the latest Livestock Slaughter report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

CME: Hogs and Pigs Report No Big Shock
US - Friday’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from USDA is being called neutral by industry analysts — a judgment we agree with for the nearby and intermediate terms but would find a bit negative...

Hogs & Pigs Report Shows Growth in Pig Breeding
US - USDA’s latest hogs and pigs report said the swine breeding herd was 0.4 per cent larger on 1 December than a year earlier, writes Ron Plain in his Hog Outlook for 22 December.

Price Volatility Tempers Hogs and Pigs Projections
US - USDA’s December Hogs and Pigs report contained estimates that...

September Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report Analysis
US - USDA's December Hogs and Pigs Report said the market hog inventory...

NPPC Urges Bolstered Confidence in Futures Market
US - Pointing out that pork producers depend on risk-management tools, including futures contracts, to deal with the volatility in feed grain and hog prices, the National Pork Producers Council early this...

US Hog Margins
US - Margins have set back some over the past two weeks due mainly to lower hog prices. Profit margins continue to remain quite strong, particularly for the first and second quarters of 2012, writes Doug...

CME: Slow Growth in Swine Herd
US - Dow Jones Newswire’s quarterly survey of analysts’ expectations for the quarterly Hogs and Pigs report (results in the table at right) indicate that slow growth is still the trend for the US...

CME: Drop In Domestic Meat Consumption Expected
US - USDA’s December forecasts indicate another sharp drop in US domestic meat and poultry consumption is coming in 2012, writes Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

$75,000 Annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is calling for proposal submissions for its annual Advancement in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Research Award.

US Swine Economics Report
US - On 23 December, the USDA will release the results of its latest survey of the US swine inventory. Hog producers enjoyed record hog prices this summer and I believe that has caused some modest herd...

Pork Commentary: Global Demand Pushes Meat Exports to Record
US - October net exports of pork, beef, broiler and turkey were the highest month ever at 1.225 billion pounds and also represented the largest per cent of total US monthly production at 15.5 per cent...

Pork Exports Up, Imports Down
US - Pork exports during October were up 42 per cent compared to a year ago and pork imports were down 11 per cent, according to Ron Plain in his Hog Outlook report from 16 December.

Mississippi Ag Commodities Post Record Values
MISSISSIPPI, US - Mississippi’s agricultural commodities are predicted to reach a record-high value of more than $6.7 billion for 2011.

CME: USDA Reinstates Its Cancelled Reports
US - Less than two months after announcing it was discontinuing a number of programmes, USDA reversed course and announced on Friday that most, but not all, of the proposed cancellations will be...

Pork Commentary: California and Other Things
US - This past week we went to Southern California on business, it was our first time there, writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.

CME: Overseas Market to Boost Meat Export Growth
US The latest US meat export data showed tremendous growth in pork exports and sustained increases in beef and poultry shipments, but it also highlights the growing dependence on foreign purchases, particularly...

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Exports were supportive with USDA putting corn-inspected-for-export, writes Michael T. Roberts.

Continued Weakness in Crop Prices
US - Crop prices are heading to year-end on a weak note. Corn prices are near the level that existed in the first week of January and well below the late summer highs. Soybean prices are well below the...

CME: Only Small Changes for Corn, Soy & Wheat
US - USDA’s monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) for December contained only small changes for US corn, soybeans and wheat, write Steve...

Pork Exports Set New Annual Value Records
US - October was another excellent month for US pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).