USDA Livestock & Poultry: World Markets and Trade Expansion is coming! Last week the U.S.D.A. released its projected expectations for the world’s production of beef, pork, and poultry, exports and U.S. market share. 1,000 Metric Tons PRODUCTION 2007 2011 2012 PERCENT CHANGE 2011 ...

Pork Industry Round Up? The Enviropig, developed over a decade ago at the University of Guelph, has had its ongoing funding stopped by the Ontario Pork (Producers group). The Enviropig was genetically altered by an added gene of a rodent which in turn lowered the Enviropig’s phosphorus ...

USDA March 1 Report was Bullish! Last week we wrote, after the USDA March Hogs and Pig Report, that” we are still of the opinion $1.00 lean hogs will be reached this summer.”  It’s interesting how one’s view can be so much different than others.  John Harrington, DTN AgDayta livestock ...

The official results for all Canada 2011 purebred swine registrations were announced at Canada Swine Breeders Annual Meeting Toronto, March 26 2012.. Genesus continues to dominant National and Global results. Genesus registered in 2011 15,471 boars and 45,379 gilts of Yorkshire, Landrace and Duroc, ...

March Hogs and Pigs Report: No Surprises The U.S.D.A. March 01 quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report did not come out with any big surprises. March 01 Inventory (1000) head 2011 2012 2012 as percent of 2011 All Hogs and Pigs 63,684 64,872 102 Kept for ...