Now Could Be TheTime to Invest in Pigs
IOWA - With hog prices so poor that a farrow to finish hog operation would lose 30 percent of its asset value in a year, would anyone want to build more hog buildings and expand operations, asks David Kruse, president of CommStock Investments Inc.

China Link Adds Impetuts to Indiana Pork Business
US - Solid corn and soybean prices and slumping hog prices are spelling trouble for Indiana pork producers. Its proving difficult to compare income vs. expenses on the hog budget sheet right now.

Manure Becomes Asset in Farm Budgets
US - During the summer Gov. Dave Heineman and other promoters of Nebraska agriculture assembled at Paul Segner’s new hog confinement building to celebrate its installation.

Market Preview : Pork Exports Gain More Strength
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Review: Hog Prices Moved Higher
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Pork Futures: Hogs Firm
KANSAS CITY - The early calls for lean hog futures are mixed but the number of firmer predictions outweigh the weaker ones.

WANTED: Technical Manager for Apex GN Complex
USA - PIC USA are looking for Technical Manager to implement and manage an efficient breeding and testing program to optimise the rate of genetic improvement within their Apex GN Complex, in South Dakota.

NPPC Agrees with New Livestock Pollution Rules
US - The National Pork Producers Council says it supports the tough new regulations covering livestock farms, saying they represent a major step forward in environmental protection. And it's stressed that most of its members are already in-line with the...

Export Markets Are Bright Spot For US Pork and Beef Industries
US - Continued success in the export market helped buoy the US pork industry in the first two months of 2008, according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Pork Futures: Pork Mostly Weak
KANSAS CITY - Lean hog futures closed mostly lower, with April through October down while deep deferred December and February '09 rallied to finish modestly higher.

Aid Pleas Begin as US Pork Crisis Bites
US - USDA needs to intervene do something about the increasing cost of pig feed, says the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Pork producers are feeling the pinch and crisis looms, writes Peter Shinn.

Farm Link will Aid Inner Cities
CALIFORNIA - A county Board of Supervisors is taking steps to encourage inner city communities of western Contra Costa County to think about food and where it comes from. It is aiming to link the vast agricultural fields of East County with the produce-scarce...

Analysts Forecast Looming Crisis
US - Crisis looms for US pig producers later this year due to falling prices, increasing pork supplies, and the rising cost of corn-based feed.

Pork Futures: Hogs Mixed
CHICAGO - CME lean hogs closed mixed on spreaders who sold June and bought spot-April that was also supported by fundamentals. Nearby-June's bearish premium to CME's hog index and fund selling applied added June pressure.

AFBF Urges Help for Pork Producers
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Farm Bureau Federation this week asked the Agriculture Department to make additional Section 32 purchases of pork to help provide some stability for the sector, as well as supply the healthy protein source to users of the...