Farmscape for February 1, 2022
Full Interview 12:07
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Researchers with the University of Minnesota are working to apply technologies being used in other industries to contain the airborne movements pathogens to swine production. In an effort to find ways...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced back on Friday, though analysts said U.S. staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 infections continued to limit meat production.
Most actively traded February lean hogs touched a one-week high and ended 3.050 cents stronger...
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December 2021
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still in control of the economy. However, labor and supply chain challenges should improve slowly through the year, while cost inflation will...
The organic swine research program at the WCROC continues to grow. On September 1st, 2021,we started a new project titled: Integrating hybrid rye as a winter cover crop into organic pig production. This project brings together researchers and extension...
The USDA says the total number of hogs and pigs in the U.S. on December 1st, 2021 was 74.201 million head, down 4% from December 1st, 2020. That reflects a higher slaughter pace and lower breeding rate as producers...
Margins were weaker over the first half of December on a combination of lower hog prices and higher projected feed costs. While futures prices have been steady to slightly weaker recently, pork demand generally remains quite strong. Pork export...
Margins were mixed to slightly weaker across spot and forward marketing periods with relatively steady trade in both hog prices and feed costs over the second half of November. Cash hog prices appear to have found a near-term low...
Farmscape for November 16, 2021
Full Interview 16:20
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the eradication of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea from the United States will present a greater challenge in some regions than others. As...
In today’s agricultural landscape, it’s no longer a secret that automation continues to be a key factor to achieving greater yields and increased productivity; be that in the transportation, manufacturing, or resource planning segments of the feed supply chain....
A gap is a hole in prices which occurs when the current day’s high is below the previous day’s low or when the current days low is above the previous day’s high. Gaps indicate a sudden change of direction...