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Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 34,050 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $34.29, down $5.35 per head from last week.

Market Reports

Cash Weaner Pig Prices Average $44.16, Down $1.96 Last Week

Cash-traded weaner pig volume was below average this week with 31,489 head being reported which is 66% of the 52-week average.

June 11, 2021 03:28 PM

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Jenni Brown, NutriQuest Business Solutions

U.S. Cattlemen’s Association

June 11, 2021 03:06 PM

Andrew Southwood

June 11, 2021 01:42 PM

Industry

5 Takeaways from an Export Expert

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.

June 11, 2021 11:15 AM

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JoAnn Alumbaugh

Industry

What’s Top of Mind For U.S. Pork Leaders?

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.

June 11, 2021 09:00 AM

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Jennifer Shike

Industry

Sustainability: Where is the Pork Industry Headed?

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.

June 10, 2021 02:20 PM

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JoAnn Alumbaugh

“As we think about California, they roughly consume 13% of the nation’s pork, but that’s not 13% of the nation’s hogs necessarily,” Schulz notes. “When you think about hogs, they come in fixed proportions. We get the same amount of individual cuts from each pig. That doesn’t say that California is necessarily going to consume that in equal proportion.”

Hog Production

5 Steps to the Data Evolution Process

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.

June 09, 2021 04:27 PM

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JoAnn Alumbaugh

Gregory Bloom

June 09, 2021 03:52 PM

Industry

Swine Veterinarian Weighs-In On PRRS, Biosecurity Efforts by Pork Industry

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.

June 09, 2021 01:35 PM

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Rhonda Brooks

Paige Holbrooks

June 09, 2021 11:11 AM