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Holding back hogs after Smithfield COVID-19 closure
2020-04-14 23:23:00| National Hog Farmer
Producers making changes to feed rations; searching for shackle space at other plants.
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More market hogs than expected, fewer breeding
2020-03-30 16:21:00| National Hog Farmer
Pork production in 2020 is expected to be record high for the sixth consecutive year. Foreign markets will need to absorb much of that growth.
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Discipline needed to maintain biosecurity and protect US hogs
2020-02-29 10:54:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services is recommending a disciplined structured approach to building protection for live hog prices.
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Jim Long Pork Commentary: Anyone can raise hogs. But it takes a near genius to make money doing it.
2020-02-28 10:54:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Anyone can raise hogs. But it takes a near Genius to make money doing it. - The quote attributed to John Swisher, founder of United Feeds, sums up where we are in the US-Canada hog industry.
Coronavirus fears cause falls on daily limits for US hogs and cattle
2020-01-28 10:25:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US hog and cattle contracts fell on their daily trading limits on 27 January, hitting multi-month lows on fears about the spread of a coronavirus in China.