Source: Barchart
Front month lean hog futures began the new week of trade with losses of $0.65 to $1.90. The August contract was down the most, but is still a $13.85 premium to October. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price...
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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...
Ralco announced today it has launched its revitalized swine nursery nutrition program, Tactical Start™. The launch of Tactical Start™ marks continued advancement in Ralco’s nursery nutrition products. Tactical Start™ nursery nutrition is built on driving early feed intake, providing...
During a virtual event for producers, customers and media, Cargill, the global food, agricultural, financial and industrial products company, announced today the opening of its new premix animal nutrition facility in Lewisburg, Ohio. The 220,000 square-foot, future-ready facility is...
Kent Nutrition Group (KNG) continues to uncover dietary options to help manage market hog growth rate and weight gain to help keep pigs at viable weights until packing plant capacity is available.
As processing plants continue to face pressure to...
Source: USDA news release
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The January 2021 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2019/20, and projections for the 2020/21 U.S. and global feed markets, based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand...
Margins continued to strengthen over the second half of July as hog futures added to their recent advance while projected feed costs were steady to slightly higher. The cash hog and pork cutout markets have been supported by seasonally...
Unique show-pig experience offered to youth with disabilities.
– For the second year, the Ohio Pork Council (OPC) presented the “Breaking Boundaries” Pig Show at the Ohio State Fair, giving participants between the ages of 9 and 22 with intellectual...
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...