Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

CME: Drop in Pork Prices Seen in October
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, retail beef and pork prices remained well below year-ago levels in October while retail broiler prices fell below year-ago levels and retail turkey prices...

NPPC Urges Equal Billing for Pork Industry Workers
US - While acknowledging that, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” the National Pork Producers Council is asking that pork industry workers be given at least equal billing with shopping mall St. Nicks...

Tips Offered to Prevent Manure Pit Explosions
US - Recent explosions and flash fires that occurred in livestock buildings with manure pits in Iowa and Minnesota have a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension engineer and others offering advice on...

Weekly Outlook: Crop Prices Remain Firm
US - Corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a relatively wide range, but are currently near the highs of the past 10 weeks. Basis levels have weakened some as harvest accelerated, writes Darrel...

CME: USDA Announces Workshop Dates and Topics
US - USDA and the Department of Justice have announced the dates and subjects for a series of “workshops” on the status of competition in agriculture, report Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

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

September Pork Exports Regain Momentum
US - September pork plus pork variety meat exports reached nearly 154,000 metric tons (339.5 million pounds) valued at $347.8 million, the highest volume since April 2009, according to statistics released...

Market Preview: New Rules for Risk Management
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

CME: Japan Remains Biggest US Pork Customer
US - September pork exports were 3.8 per cent larger than one year ago, marking the first month since March in which 2009 exports have exceeded those of 2008, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their...

CME: Hog Futures Bounce Back from the Lows
US - Livestock futures closed last week on a somewhat upbeat note as cattle and hog futures were generally higher on the day, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Weekly Outlook: Soybean and Corn Crop Forecasts
US - The USDA's November Crop Production report forecast the size of the 2009 US soybean crop at 3.319 billion bushels, 69 million bushels larger than the October forecast, writes Darrel Good,...

Weekly Review: Pork Cutout Down from a Week Ago
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Distance Learning Convenience for Swine Producers
US - The successful distance education programme SowBridge begins its third year in January 2010.

NPPC Applauds USDA's $50 Million Pork Purchase
US - The National Pork Producers Council yesterday commended US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for his decision to purchase up to $50 million of pork products, which will be used for various federal...

Coharie Files for Bankruptcy
NORTH CAROLINA, US - Coharie Hog Farm has declared bankruptcy, blaming high feed costs and a fall in the global demand for pork.

$50 Million in Pork Bought for Food Programme
US - The USDA is to buy $82.6 million worth of pork, cherry, plum and apple products for federal food nutrition assistance programmees.

CME: Talk of Lower Production in Markets
US - The USDA November supply and demand projections were released on Tuesday, 10 November and that gave us an excuse to again present the chart below.

USDA Crop Report to Be Watched Closer
US - Wet and cold weather over much of the country in October put a dent in corn and cotton yields, but the Agriculture Department is still forecasting corn yields will be the highest on record and total...

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

Market Preview: 'Swine Flu' – Time to Move On
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

CME: Gains in Value of US Dollar Eroded
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, US livestock and grain futures were for the most part higher on Monday despite reports of good harvest progress in both soybeans and corn (feeder cattle...

Weekly Review: US Pork Comsumption Goes Up
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

New Merck Company Begins Operations
US - Merck has outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck's merger with Schering-Plough Corporation announced this week. Raul E. Kohan has been named president of the Animal Health division....

CME: Pork Demand Index Higher Than Last Year
US - Consumer-level demand for pork remained strong through September, according to the University of Missouri, report Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.