Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Successful Farming yearly does a list of the Top 40 swine producers in the U.S. It’s a regional survey compared to the Global Mega Producer list that Genesus sponsors which covers the world.
What...
Shenzhen Kingsino Technology Company Limited (002548.SZ) reported first quarter earnings on Wednesday. While revenue jumped 104% year-over-year, its net profit dropped 72% unexpectedly, due to huge loss incurred in Hog Futures trading.
Kingsino closed at RMB6.08 on Friday, down 4.1%....
Source: Iowa Farmer Today
Dave Stender has been an Extension swine specialist with Iowa State University since 1989, serving northwest Iowa. The Iowa native recently retired and began serving as a professor of animal science at Buena Vista University in...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
IowaSouthern Minnesota Lean Hog Price closed last Friday at 79.81₵ lb. It has risen from 63.97₵ lb. average in December. Last February IowaSouthern Minnesota averaged 58.33₵ lb. The last time IowaSouthern Minnesota was...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
2020 was one of the most challenging if not the most challenging ever in the U.S. hog industry. The slowdown and closing of slaughter plants in the early parts of the pandemic collapsed...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
One thing there seems to be an agreement on with people we talk to is the number of empty finishers in the U.S. Of course, there are no real statistics on this but...
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
Last week was Trade Deal week in the U.S.: with both USMEF* and China Phase 1 signed.
*USMEF is the new revised NAFTA between U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
For U.S. - Canada pork producers it...
Innovation in nutrition comes in many forms at PIPESTONE. From new technology, to better feed management, to improving the feed quality across our 40+ feed mills that feed sows managed by Pipestone Management, we are continually investigating ways to...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week we attended the Mid-West Swine Conference that was held in Danville Indiana, just west of Indianapolis.
Our Report:
Producers in General are less than enthusiastic. Losing money as most producers are is...