Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Pork Cut-outs last Friday closed at 81.47¢ lb., down to the lowest level for quite a while.
Last week's U.S. slaughter 2,667,000, down from a year ago 786,000 (-4%). U.S. slaughter continues to...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The September 1st USDA Hogs and Pigs Report projected 1% fewer Hogs in the 120 lb. and over weight category. Actual slaughter has been less than the 1% projected. In our estimation, in...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Cash hog price is having trouble getting traction with the National Hog Price weighted average dipping below a year previously for the first time this year.
DTN calculates U.S. Packer Gross Margin. The...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) is increasingly challenging for US producers, primarily because the epidemiology of IAV-S involves a highly diverse pool of viruses, said Micah Jansen, DVM, veterinary manager of US Pork at Zoetis.
The diversity of...
The Issue:
With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, many consumers experienced, for the first time in their lifetimes, empty grocery store shelves. More than a year into the pandemic, they are facing another unfamiliar trend when it...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
New gilts entering a farrowing room face some big demands for animals still maturing while supporting their first litters.
“We can be pretty demanding as far as what we ask from gilts, especially once they get ramped up in...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The U.S. (Canada) needs continued pork exports to hold hog prices strong. Latest week report brought some good news: Pork Sales 45,700 metric tonnes (MT) - the highest week since May, led by...
Most, if not all, pigs harbor some strains of Streptococcus suis (Strep suis). Lately, challenges by the bacteria appear to be on the rise, but that could be interpreted as a positive.
“It’s up for debate whether Strep suis is...
The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated in its October Oil Crops Outlook report that, “Brazil planted 38.6 million hectares of soybeans in the 2020/21 marketing year. With yields reaching all-time highs of 3.55 tons per hectare, Brazil produced a...
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...