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Pork Commentary: December Corn Goes Below $5.00

2013-07-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Last Friday December corn closed was at $4.91 a bushel - the first time December corn closed below $5.00 for over two years, writes Jim Long.

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Pork Commentary: Two Big US Reports - Hog Inventory & Crop Report

2013-07-03 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Looks like to us little change year over year. The industry has not expanded or contracted. It’s been steady as it gets, writes Jim Long in his latest "Pork Commentary".

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Pork Commentary: US Lean Hogs Continue to Increase

2013-06-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - Last week (June 19), National Base Lean Hogs averaged $103.43 (52-53 per cent lean), writes Jim Long. He also discusses Smithfield's failed attempt to buy Maple Leaf, the Ontario Pork Congress and a Big Week for Genesus.

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Pork Commentary: June Lean Hogs $103.30

2013-06-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - June Lean Hog futures last Friday closed at $103.30 making a big run from $88 at the end of March (about $30 per head improvement), writes Jim Long.

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