Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Tyson Foods’ pork processing plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, has suspended operations for a week beginning Monday due to more than two dozen cases of COVID-19 confirmed at the facility.
Closures and shutdowns are still leaving many producers struggling with what to do with their hogs. One producer resorted to Facebook to sell hogs.
America has an abundance of livestock, but U.S. hog producers need harvest facilities up and running to convert that abundancy into food, explained Smithfield Foods CEO and president Kenneth Sullivan on Fox News.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 33,830 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $50.81, down $1.14 per head from last week.
Cash-traded weaner pig volume was below average this week with 33,290 head being reported which is 79% of the 52-week average. Cash prices were $51.95, up $1.77 from a week ago.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 35,650 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $50.18, down $1.34 per head from last week.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 5,050 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $73.67, down $0.23 per head from last week.
Cash-traded weaner pig volume was below average this week with 38,715 head being reported, which is 90% of the 52-week average.
Economist Scott Brown said he’ll be the first to admit he had a lot of scratches on his paper after the announcement of the Sept. 1 Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. Three economists share their forecasts.
USDA’s Sept. 1 Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report contained a very bullish surprise. Four leading economists weigh in on what the report says about the future of the U.S. pork market.