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Steve Wagner CHS Hedging Livestock Comments, June 8th 2013
Macro: The big news on the macro-economic front is the big collapse of the US dollar. Three weeks ago the dollar made 3 year highs, then stalled and has now officially collapsed. Prices of commodities settled in US dollars will... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary, Smithfield Foods Sale is a Real Game Changer, June 3rd 2013
Written on 3 Jun, 2013 at 11:44 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Iowa Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary, Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Smithfield Foods Sale is a Real Game Changer Smithfield Foods has agreed to a $4.7 billion takeover by China’s Shuanghui International. Smithfield is the world’s largest pork producer. It had total sales of... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Hog Outlook, University of Missouri, May 25th 2013
The amount of pork in cold storage at the end of April was a record, or a least larger than any other month after 1972 when my data series begins. There was 698.816 million pounds of pork in cold storage... (Continue reading)
Breanna Sensibaugh Nebraska Pork Producer Blog, Pigs are our biggest heroes, May 22nd 2013
Written on 22 May, 2013 at 6:33 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
y: Breanna Sensibaugh This past week two other mentors and I had the opportunity to help with Life on the Farm at the Gage County Fair Grounds in Beatrice. We taught 3rd graders about the importance of pigs and what... (Continue reading)
Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013
Written on 20 May, 2013 at 6:01 in Commentaries, Iowa Swine Commentaries, Minnesota Swine Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
Friday morning was a normal day and the market was testing new recent highs in the June 2013 contract. The strength faded some as resistance seemed to hold and then all of a sudden we were down over $1.00/cwt and... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary, US Cash Lean Hog Price Higher, May 6th 2013
Written on 6 May, 2013 at 11:53 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Indiana Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary, Nebraska Swine Commentaries, Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Last week the National US lean hog price increased 5.5¢/lb. or about $11.00 per head to the better ($80.40 – $85.93 53-54% lean). The right direction for sure. Some lean hogs were trading... (Continue reading)
Steve Wagner Livestock Comments from CHS Hedging, April 30th 2013
Outside markets were supportive with crude oil up $1.20 a barrel trading at $94.20 barrel. Gold was sharply higher, up $15.50 an ounce trading at $1,469.20 an ounce. Farmers collected $17.17 billion in crop insurance payment for the 2013 crop... (Continue reading)
Going Green in the Pork Industry by Andrew Spader
Written on 24 Apr, 2013 at 6:24 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
By: Andrew Spader Environmental concerns seem to be a hot topic button these days. We only have a limited amount of land and resources to utilize for agriculture. Once it’s lost, it rarely can be replaced in a lifetime. That’s... (Continue reading)
Phillip Miller, University of Nebraksa: Effects of Crystalline Lactose on Expression of Sodium-dependent Glucose Transporter (SGLT)-1 mRNA
Written on 10 Apr, 2013 at 6:39 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
Download the Complete Report Abstract A preliminary experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of crystalline lactose on the relative abundance of sodium-dependent glucose transporter (SGLT)-1 mRNA in vitro in model porcine jejunal epithelial cells (IPEC-J2). Cells were treated with... (Continue reading)
Eric Mittenthal from the American Meat Institie: Worker Safety and the Environment: Celebrating Two Meat Industry Success Stories
Written on 3 Apr, 2013 at 5:52 in Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries, Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
By: Eric Mittenthal A few week’s ago I had the opportunity to attend our annual Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment Conference in Kansas City. The meeting is a gathering of industry leaders to share best practices and learn... (Continue reading)
Sam Wildman Pork Producer Commentary, from Standing Oaks Enterprises, Diverse Agriculture Needs Transparency, March 27th 2013
Written on 27 Mar, 2013 at 5:54 in Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries, Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
Spring is right around the corner, and while we are still having some crazy weather changes here in Ohio I (as well as many other farmers) are itching for warmer weather. Tractors, planters and seed is all being prepared for... (Continue reading)
Tregg Cronin Livestock Comments from CHS Hedging, March 18th 2013
Written on 18 Mar, 2013 at 5:58 in Commentaries, Indiana Swine Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
Hogs: Hogs fared no better than cattle, dropping over $1.00 in every contract through October. Technical selling, weak pork cutout and huge cash discount to the futures all aided in the selling. The two-day rally on 3/6 & 3/7 is... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary, USA-Canada Combined Inventory, March 11th 2013
Written on 11 Mar, 2013 at 12:48 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary, Minnesota Swine Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics The combined USA- Canada Swine Inventory for the end of 2013 shows little change from a year ago. USA – Canada Swine Inventory (Thousands) 2007 2011 2012 Kept for Breeding 7,712 7,022 7,025... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- Steve Wagner CHS Hedging Livestock Comments, June 8th 2013
- Jim Long Pork Commentary, Smithfield Foods Sale is a Real Game Changer, June 3rd 2013
- Ron Plain Hog Outlook, University of Missouri, May 25th 2013
- Breanna Sensibaugh Nebraska Pork Producer Blog, Pigs are our biggest heroes, May 22nd 2013
- Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013
- Jim Long Pork Commentary, US Cash Lean Hog Price Higher, May 6th 2013
- Steve Wagner Livestock Comments from CHS Hedging, April 30th 2013
- Going Green in the Pork Industry by Andrew Spader
- Phillip Miller, University of Nebraksa: Effects of Crystalline Lactose on Expression of Sodium-dependent Glucose Transporter (SGLT)-1 mRNA
- Eric Mittenthal from the American Meat Institie: Worker Safety and the Environment: Celebrating Two Meat Industry Success Stories
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