Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
We are at a New Year. Like most in our industry, we are optimistic. Our industry has by its very nature evolved into a collection of optimistic participants. We are all the survivors...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The USDA released its December 1st Hogs and Pigs Report last week. No surprise to us there continues to be fewer pigs year over year.
USDA December 1st
(x 1000 head)
2019
2020
2021
2021/2020
Kept for breeding
6471
6176
(6276)
6180
100%
Market
71,757
71,136
68,021
96%
Under 50 lbs
22,048
21,989
21,174
96%
50...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week’s U.S. slaughter was 2,645,000, a year ago 2.8 million. Down 5.8% in line with USDA projection of 6% fewer hogs.
Iowa – Minnesota
Slaughter weight (lbs)
12/11/2020
290.8
12/4/2021
291.8
12/12/2021
290.4
Weights lower than a year ago. Weights declined...
(Clive, Iowa) December 17, 2021 – The 2022 Iowa Pork Congress will be held Jan. 26 and 27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. This event, organized by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), is North America's largest winter swine trade...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The USDA reported 6% less pigs in U.S. inventory under 120 lbs. on September 1st count. Those are the pigs that are going to market now 100 days later. Last week the U.S....
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...