Pork Business
Cash-traded weaner pig volume was below average this week with 31,489 head being reported which is 66% of the 52-week average.
Rupert Claxton isn’t one to mince words. The meat director for Gira International, a consultancy and research firm, shot straight on trade —notably with China — during a presentation at the 2021 World Pork Expo.
Last June, the pork industry looked much different. Although it was a stressful time, the incredible resiliency of pork producers was evident. Bill Even and Neil Dierks share six things top of mind a year later.
Sustainability means different things to different people, says Brett Kaysen, vice-president of sustainability for the National Pork Board, but developing industry metrics on sustainable production is a valuable tool.
The pork industry is experiencing a revolution in technology, but obstacles to using it to its full extent still exist, says Brandon Osborn with MetaFarms, speaking at the 2021 World Pork Expo.
Brandi Burton, DVM, Suidae Health and Production, Algona, Iowa, shared her thoughts with AgriTalk host Chip Flory on the pork industry’s progress in addressing several issues.
Gerardo Rodriguez will never forget the day he watched a customer in front of him at the convenience store purchase a Coke and Twinkies. He couldn’t help but think the pork industry could create a better snack option.
Five pig farmers share how the pandemic has impacted their operation’s future plans and weigh in on the biggest concerns and opportunities they see ahead. They also discuss how the pandemic impacted them personally.
Spray-on antimicrobial biosecurity solution for animal health operations
One of the few silver linings to COVID-19 is consumers realized or remembered how much they love pork.
Pork producer profit margins improved last week after lean carcass prices rose $1.38 per cwt., according to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker. Hog slaughter was lower due to the holiday and the JBS cyberattack.
Pork demand. Inflation. ASF recovery in China. Consumer spending. Pandemic effects. The issues affecting the pork outlook go on and on. Five economists share perspectives on what’s coming in the second half of 2021.
Transportation biosecurity continues to be a significant risk. Aaron Lower, DVM, with Carthage Veterinary System Ltd, says 90% of grow/finish coronavirus breaks happen during transportation, marketing or placing pigs.
Dr. Scott Stehlik discusses how Merck Animal Health continues to keep customers and producers a priority. Watch now and be sure to stop by Merck’s booth V125 at the World Pork Expo June 9-11, 2021.
Pharmacosmos Inc., has approval to begin manufacturing Uniferon 200 in an alternate site manufacturing facility.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 5,985 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $72.39, down $7.74 per head from last week.
Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.), ranking member of the House Ag Committee, says USDA’s decision not to appeal the pork line speed ruling is a huge mistake.
Is this year’s porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) season better or worse than the last one?
Who would you hire to tell pork’s story – a Kansas State farm boy who grew up raising and showing pigs or an Emmy-winning actor in Los Angeles?
Congressional lawmakers are urgently requesting USDA and the Department of Justice to appeal a recent federal district court ruling that, left unchallenged, will cause tremendous financial harm to U.S. pig farmers.
Find out what new products companies will unveil during the upcoming World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 9-11.
New research shows when piglets – especially males – experience a second stressor in early life, they are at higher risk of neurodevelopmental anomalies, putting them at a greater production disadvantage.
Hog profit margins were positive for the 16th consecutive week despite slipping below $90 per head for the first time in a month.
U.S. Meat Export Federation representatives from around the globe offer insights to how markets are changing heading into a post-pandemic era.
German pig prices rose this week with expectations of more pork demand as restaurants reopen and hopes summer weather will get the barbecue season started, traders said on Wednesday.
From animal disease to ghost kitchens, Purdue University professor Jayson Lusk pointed out nine issues to watch out for in the years ahead that could impact the pork supply chain following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industry and academic swine nutritionists will gather on the Iowa State University campus on August 11 and 12 for the International Conference on Swine Nutrition.
Kansas State University officials say a new swine facility that opened in late May will give students experience with facilities that closely represent what they will see in their future workplace.
Thailand denied on Sunday that pigs exported to Vietnam earlier this month were infected with the African swine fever prior to departure.
Wanda Patsche, a pig farmer from southern Minnesota, said she would hate to think that the industry might have to go through what it did a year ago.