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Walt Breitinger, Paragon Investments, LLC.
DBA Breitinger & Sons, Commodity Futures Brokers
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Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal
mvega@genesus.com
A year ago, we observed the market evolving in an unprecedented manner. This seems to be setting a trend for how our sector is transforming and adapting to ongoing changes that...
Margins were mixed over the second half of May, deteriorating in nearby marketing periods but strengthening slightly in deferred slots. Prices for both hogs and feed costs declined over the past couple weeks, although pressure in nearby hog futures...
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia
paul.anderson_genesussoutheastasia@outlook.com
Thailand
Oversupply suppresses live pig price in Thailand
Pig production in Thailand jumped 28% year-on-year to 5.8 million heads in Q1/2024, while the price of live pigs dropped 23% to THB 68/kg (USD 1.8), according to The...
In the latest edition of The StoneX Livestock Insurance Minute, Gavin McPherson provides key insights into the current trends and developments in the livestock insurance market. This report covers essential updates and expert analysis, offering valuable information for producers...
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Simon Grey, General Manager Europe, Genesus Inc.
Sitting On a Time Bomb!
Today across Europe pig prices remain high and pig farmers are making money as are processors. Everyone is happy!!! We are in the good bit of the pig cycle!!!
There...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to their lowest level since February, pressured by solid US production on Tuesday. Meanwhile, live cattle futures hit their highest price since March, according to analysts cited by Reuters.
The hog market...
The StoneX Livestock Insurance Minute, featuring Gavin McPherson, discusses the importance of managing risk in livestock production. He highlights how livestock insurance can protect producers against unexpected events like fluctuations in market prices. Gavin emphasizes the role of insurance...
Highlights
USDA forecasts a modest decline in per capita availability in 2025 but still near the long run average of the last 15 years.
Hog slaughter has been steady in the last four weeks. Expectations are for slaughter to...