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Current pig price in Russia stands at 122.6 Roubles ($1.64) per kg liveweight (with VAT). The price has been rising steadily all year from the mid 80’s in January. During this time the Rouble has depreciated about 12 per…

Hog market in July In the first two weeks of July, the hog market price has recorded a decrease of 5.3 cents per kg because of the strong turbulences that have shaken the northern European markets. The price then stabili…

This was to be the week of the National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC) at the Kalahari Resort Wisconsin. Instead due to Coronavirus, it has become a virtual conference.

Congratulations to Charlie Thompson of Bridge House Farm for being nominated as Britain’s Pig Farmer of the year. Below are the details of that recognition. Bridge House is a Genesus Nucleus in Great Britain.

Pork Import As we have been stated in past reports Mexico’s pork imports have not been as strong as in years past, due to Mexico’s economic slowdown and an unfavorable currency exchange rate.A slight rebound in pork impo…

Last Friday it was announced that Goldsboro Milling – Maxwell Foods would be exiting the Swine Industry.

In my last two commentaries I’ve suggested the industry was a mess, maybe even a hot mess. What can I say now other than we’ve either got used to it or have become numb? Carrying on from my table last commentary of Ontar…

When you are an optimist you look for the positive. Last week, Thursday to Thursday US National Base 53-54 percent lean hogs went up from 48.79 to 53.27. Still a miserable price but going in the right direction.

What a difference a week makes! I have been very active in helping producers get some of these backed up hogs to processing plants. I must admit the truckers were busy and made a pretty penny hauling hogs

What a difference a week makes! Allan Bentley, sales with Genesus Genetics Inc., shares the Genesus Global Market Report for week of July 31, 2020.

June US Sow Slaughter was 294,500, up from last year's 241,900 - that’s 52,000 more sows gone to market in June compared to a year ago.

China Live Pig and Pork Price Trends China’s live slaughter pig and wholesale pork prices are once again on the rise after a steady decline following a drop off after Spring Festival. The downward trend in prices occurre…

We are coming out of the health alert trying to get back to normal, but we are far now from what we understood as "normal life" a year ago. The price of pork has been falling since the state of alarm was declared until f…

In the pig industry, efficient lean gain is closely associated with profitability of pork production.

At the end of last week, US Pork cuts gained about 7¢ lb. or $14.00 plus a carcass (Friday’s close $68.95). Is this an aberration of a sign of some newfound strength in the pork market? Our observation is no one pays mor…

Thailand Vietnam has approved imports from Thailand of live pigs consisting of parent stock gilts and commercial hogs. The move is aimed at restocking sow herds and fulfilling Vietnam’s demand for pork. The approval for …

Henry Ford was a man who went bankrupt more than once. It didn’t dissuade him, he kept going and in time built a business empire and became a legend in America/World business.

Due to three holidays in France, but also due to closure of two slaughterhouses (Covid-19 cases) and especially to the closure of the Kerméné packing plant in Brittany, pig harvests have not been good in May. Kerméné is …

The June 1 USDA Hogs and Pigs Report had what in our opinion some interesting numbers.

Pathogens are a global threat to the swine industry. They arise from bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic sources. Numerous and often prone to mutation, with a tendency to become immune to treatment efforts over time.…