Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slipped on Tuesday, as uncertainty over Chinese pork demand continued and animal weights were expected to increase on cooling U.S. temperatures, analysts said.
Meanwhile, Chicago’s cattle futures firmed a bit on Tuesday, amid steady...
CHINA -
Source: Dalian
Nationwide China
10/30/2021
16.33
10/29/2021
15.96
Pork prices: The wholesale price of white striped pigs in the fourth week of October monitored by the Ministry of Commerce changed from falling to rising. The price of live pigs has continued to rise sharply, and the consumption...
Source: Farm Policy News
In an update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City earlier this month (“Larger Livestock Loans Boost Farm Lending“), Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman stated that, “Demand for livestock loans grew in the third quarter, boosting...
Margins deteriorated over the first half of October as a drop in hog prices more than offset the savings from steady to weaker projected feed costs, particularly in nearby marketing periods. CME hog futures have been pressured recently from...
Source: Pipestone
Responsible antibiotic use is a subject American pig farmers are accustomed to. Consumers expect it and packing plants require it. Utilizing resources through PIPESTONE, Sturtevant Feedlots has taken their antibiotic stewardship to the top of the industry.
Scott Sturtevant...
The total number of pigs in the United States, recorded on 1 September, was 75.4 million head, according to the USDA. This is a reduction of 4% compared to the same date a year ago, but 1% more than...
Swine producers are well aware of the devastating effects that Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSv) can have on their herd.
While USDA and commodity organizations have focused recently on the economic devastation an African Swine Fever outbreak could...
RC Family Farms in Iowa is a wean-to-finish pig production company that has partnered with independent pork producers since 2006 to raise pigs profitably and responsibly.
Challenges
Not receiving real-time health and production information from contract farms
Not being able...
Reprinted from:PigHealthToday.com
Establishing effective internal biosecurity protocols is critical to breaking the circular spread of influenza and other pathogens between sow farms and growing sites, according to Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota.
While external biosecurity aims to prevent the...
Pork is hugely important to domestic and international soybean meal consumption. Closely following poultry, swine consumes a large percentage of soybeans available in the United States.
Guest host, Amber Pugh, a Director of Procurement with Pipestone Nutrition, hosts Gordon Denny,...