Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Everyday we hear about new PRRS breaks. The latest is that 4 - 6,000 sow units being depopulated. It appears PRRS 144 is ripping through Midwest. Some PRRS serotypes you can shut down...
This past week U.S. Cash Lean Hogs stayed strong with Iowa – S. Minnesota averaging $106.15 a lb. We expect lean hog prices to continue to rise as supply declines. Lean Hog Futures for June closed at $118.17 last...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week we observed that U.S. harvest weights were decreasing. This totally baffles us. There is no doubt the official USDA slaughter numbers have been significantly lower for the last six weeks compared...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Lean Hog Futures June, July, August and October reached new contract highs last Friday.
June - $117
July - $119
August - $116
October - $94
Long ways from the prediction of the...
Swine ear-tip necrosis (ETN) is a disease found in most pig producing areas of the world. The lesions can range from mild to severe with almost complete loss of the ear. The lesions are quite ugly looking and certainly...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Some positive news for the U.S. pork industry is the increase in the Pork Exports and decrease in Pork imports in July.
Some Points:
China / including Hong Kong at 112.67 million pounds was...
In Canada, there are approximately 4 million cases of food borne illness each year. Salmonella is the third highest cause of infectious food borne illness with 88,000 cases identified per year. This results in 925 hospitalizations per year. Fortunately...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The last two weeks it’s like we have reached a tipping point in production misery. The words “Survival Mode” we have heard more than once.
Some things we have heard from different producers:
“When is this...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week China’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that July’s pig inventory had shrunk 32.2% and sow inventory had decreased 31.9% from July a year ago. China had its first official break of African...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Every January the Iowa Pork Congress is held in Des Moines Iowa. It is the premier winter trade show in the United States and gets visitors from all across the country
The Iowa Pork...
