Pig Industry News: United States
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
CME: Cattle Market Continues to Struggle; Pork Values Likely to Stay StrongUS - "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." Thus began Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities and it timeless story of love, devotion, betrayal and turmoil. While saying that today is either...
Expect Corn Projections to be Dialed BackUS - Last week, I cited two topics of concern from World Pork Expo (WPX) – Smithfield/Shuanghui and porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, writes Steve Meyer....
Anticipating USDA June Stocks and Acreage ReportsUS - On 28 June, the USDA will release the 1 June "Grain Stocks" and June "Acreage" reports that will set the tone for both old and new crop corn and soybean prices. These reports have the potential...
Monday, June 17, 2013
Smithfield Sales Rise Profits DownUS - Smithfield Foods saw sales of $13.2 billion over the last year up by one per cent on the previous year. ...
The 'Chew On This Tour' Visits Novus InternationalUS - The “Chew on This Tour” visited Novus International on 12 June in St. Charles, Missouri, as part of their tour to promote awareness of food insecurity. ...
Research Shows Copper Improves Pig PerformanceUS - Supplementing nursery pigs with MINTREX® Cu chelated trace mineral significantly improved daily gain by three per cent and feed conversion ratio by 2.6 per cent versus other forms of trace minerals,...
Hog Outlook: USDA Lowers Forecast of 2013 Pork ProductionUS - USDA has lowered their forecast of 2013 pork production to 23.427 billion pounds, down 0.2 per cent from their May forecast, but up 0.7 per cent from last year's actual, write Ron Plain and Scott...
National Pork Board Elects New OfficersUS - Newly elected National Pork Board President Karen Richter, of Montgomery, Minnesota, sees great opportunity in the year ahead helping consumers understand the value and versatility of today's pork...
Friday, June 14, 2013
Hog Producers Should Take Steps to Avoid PEDV US - Hog producers should use good biosecurity practices to reduce the risk of animals becoming infected with porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV), says a University of Missouri veterinary resident....
NFU Applauds Speaker Boehner’s Farm Bill SupportUS - There have been reports that Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner, R-Ohio, will support the 2013 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act....
Hold Off on Expanding Hog Operations in the Short Term, Says EconomistUS - Although hog production has returned to break-even levels, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt advises producers to forego expansion for now because of delayed planting and uncertainty...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
CME: Four-year Hog Production Not Evident in Hog ProductionUS - In the June 2012 edition of "PorkNetwork" (formerly "PORK") magazine, Dr Ron Plain of the University of Missouri makes a very interesting observation that piqued our interest, write Steve Meyer...
Hog Farmers Thank Connecticut Legislature for SupportUS - America’s hog farmers and the National Pork Producers Council have hailed the Connecticut Legislature for not approving ill-advised legislation banning the use of gestation stalls for sows. ...
Weekly Roberts Market ReportUS - It is good to be back from the crop tour. I saw plenty and talked to many, writes Michael T. Roberts....
NFU and JA Zenchu Statement on TPP NegotiationsUS - Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union (NFU) president, and Akira Banzai, president of Japan’s Zenchu, the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu), met on Tuesday, 11 June, in Washington...
World Pork Expo: Upbeat Tone, Junior National Show RecordUS - Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the 2013 World Pork Expo attracted nearly 20,000 pork producers and industry leaders from 39 countries to Des Moines, Iowa, for the world’s largest pork-specific...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Veterinary Body Amends Policies on Castration, TransportUS - The Executive Board of the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA) last week approved revisions to several policies, including that on pig castration as well as a new policy that includes poultry...
'Clean' Animal-Drug Review Bill ApprovedUS - The National Pork Producers Council has praised Congress for approving legislation to reauthorize animal-drug review laws that will give pork producers access to products that safeguard animal and...
Neogen Announces Bohannon Retirement, Successor NamedUS - Neogen Corporation has announced that Lon Bohannon, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has announced his intent to retire effective 31 August 2013. Mr Bohannon has been employed...
Service Recommended to Change Approach to Animal HealthUS - The conclusions of a new report calls on the USDA's animal health agency to develop goals to manage livestock and poultry diseases using control methods other than eradication. ...
Smithfield Sale, PED Virus Jangles Producers’ Nerves at ExpoUS - The two hottest topics at the 25th Anniversary World Pork Expo last week were the sale of Smithfield Foods to Shuanghui, Ltd., and the potential impact of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The...
NFU Congratulates Senate on Passage of Farm BillUS - The US Senate passed the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 by a vote of 66-27....
AHVLA: PCV2-associated Disease on Newly-established UnitUK - Intestinal torsion on an outdoor unit, outbreaks of Glässers disease in the early post-weaning period and porcine circovirus-2-associated disease on a newly-established unit have been noted in the...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Pork Commentary: World Pork Expo ReportUS - Last week we attended the 25th World Pork Expo, writes Jim Long....
Difficult to Anticipate Corn ProductionUS - The corn market appears to be having difficulty anticipating the likely size of the 2013 US crop. Over the past three weeks, December 2013 corn futures have traded from a low of $5.12 to a high of...
NFU Submits Comments on Japan’s Inclusion in TPP US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted comments to the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in response to the inclusion of Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
Monday, June 10, 2013
Weekly Overview: Highlights of the World Pork ExpoANALYSIS – Among the topics receiving attention at the World Pork Expo in the US last week were disease issues – the recent piglet diarrhoea virus and the logistical implications of a serious notifiable...
WPX: How to Reconfigure Sow HousingUS – During the World Pork Expo (WPX) in Des Moines, Iowa, three experts discussed a number of different sow housing systems and the challenges presented by each, placing particular focus on how to retrofit...
WPX: Does the Pork Industry Have a Problem?US - From foodborne pathogens to antimicrobial resistance, food safety is of prime concern in pork production. “Does the pork industry have a problem?” asked Dr Marcos Rostagno, Purdue University,...
Smithfield Investor Charged with Insider TradingUS - The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken out an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a trader in Bangkok, Thailand, who made more than $3 million in profits by trading in advance...
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