Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC) was held last week as a virtual event. Not an ideal way to do conferences as the huge benefit of personal interaction is missed. Fortunately, the NPIC...
African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is most often described as being highly contagious and causing virulent disease with very high mortality. The fact of the matter is that ASFV is not highly contagious. It certainly is contagious but only...
Understanding the ecology and transmission of African swine fever virus (ASFV) is essential to minimizing virus spread. We have discussed previously the ability of ASFV to survive for extended time periods in animal products and decomposing carcasses (months) ....
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last Friday July Lean Hog Futures reached 90₵. This is a new high for July 2021 – a long way from mid-August last summer when July was 75₵. An increase of over $30...
Regulation with respect to piglet castration in Europe has gradually increased over the last decade. The marketing of entire males or the use of immunocastration have offered an alternative to surgical castration. Some countries have been slow to adopt...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Summer month lean hog futures hit new contract highs last Friday at 87.20₵/lb. Significantly up from last June at 71₵ or mid-August at 74.50₵.
We remember mid-August as that was when a certain Ag-economist...
Lucas A. Rodrigues1,2, and Daniel A. Columbus1,2*
1Prairie Swine Centre, Inc., Saskatoon, SK
2Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
*dan.columbus@usask.ca
Highlights
Average daily gain and feed efficiency in diseased pigs may be improved by a combination of functional...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. slaughter last week 2,551,000; a year ago 2,694,000. That’s 5.5% less.
U.S. Iowa – S. Minnesota slaughter weights are 2 lbs. higher year over year.
Certainly, appears to us less hogs around. The USDA...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week was Trade Deal week in the U.S.: with both USMEF* and China Phase 1 signed.
*USMEF is the new revised NAFTA between U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
For U.S. - Canada pork producers it...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last year at this time we were at the start of the Covid crisis in our industry. A year ago Lean Hogs were 39₵ lb. Last week they were $1.01 lb. on a...