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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
University of Lethbridge researcher receives funding for study on cattle feed and food-borne pathogens
Dr Kim Stanford, research associate at the University of Lethbridge, has received funding from the Alberta's new Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) fund to continue her research on cattle feed and food-borne pathogens, Lethbridge N ...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
US lean hog futures on the rise, cattle futures lower
Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose with record highs for several contract months including the benchmark June thanks to firm cash markets and increased pork demand, while CME live cattle futures closed lower, Reu ...
Monday, April 5, 2021
US sees 2% drop in hog, pig numbers from March 2020
There were 74.8 million hogs and pigs on US farms as of March 1 - a 2% drop from March 2020, and 3% down from December 1, 2020, according the United States Department of Agriculture.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Reviewing the risk of feed as a vehicle for swine pathogen transmission
Background: While porcine biological hazards have had the potential to be transmitted through feed and feed mills for decades, the emerging threat of foreign animal disease has elevated the concern that these may enter or be transmitted thr ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
China Hog: Prices dip 5% in two weeks (week ended Mar 22, 2021)
Pork demand remained soft, prompting slaughterhouses to limit purchases. This, together with increased hog availability, exerted pressure on the market.
Monday, March 22, 2021
USDA: Exports of Canadian live hogs to see 4% growth this year
Canada is still contending with backlogged pigs from slaughterhouse shutdowns due to COVID-19, according to the United Stated Department of Agriculture.
Monday, March 15, 2021
China's 2021 hog slaughter to reach nearly 600 million head
China's hog slaughter in 2021 is forecast to reach close to 600 million head, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
China Hog: Prices rebound, ending seven week tumble (week ended Mar 8, 2021)
Ending the seven week tumble which dragged prices down by 24%, hog prices rebounded lately while slaughterhouses expanded production. Pork slaughter volumes increased substantially but remained below pre-Chinese New Year levels.
Monday, March 8, 2021
China's hog breeding ETF debuts on Shenzhen Stock Exchange
China's first hog breeding exchange traded fund (ETF) was launched on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on March 5, the first of three tied to China's growing and steadily recovering swine industry, Reuters reported.
Monday, March 8, 2021
ADM's programme to support local hog raisers affected by ASF in Mindanao, Philippines
ADM has joined the Philippine College of Swine Practitioners (PCSP) and its partners from the private and public sectors to form an interdisciplinary program that will assist local hog raisers in Mindanao, the Philippines.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Danish Crown to end quotas for hog deliveries in mid-March
Danish Crown will eliminate quotas for hog deliveries which were introduced in November 2020.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
China Hog: Prices plunge 13% in four weeks before Chinese New Year
China's hog market was closed over the past two weeks due to the celebration of Chinese New Year. Prior to the long festive holidays, hog prices plummeted as release volumes increased tremendously while farmers were eager to clear inventori ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
China Soymeal: Low hog feed demand set to curtail sales (week ended Feb 22, 2021)
Prices of soy oil remained strong, motivating crushers to step up production, which in turn supressed soymeal prices as a result. Sales were negligible over the past two weeks due to the Chinese New Year holidays while prices remained flat.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Philippines launches hog repopulation twin programme
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) had formally launched in Batangas City the national hog repopulation and "Bantay sa ASF sa Barangay" twin programme, in partnership with local government units, private sector and ve ...
Monday, February 8, 2021
Drop in Canada's Alberta Index 100 hog price in 2020
Canada's Alberta Index 100 hog price averaged $1.44 per kg (without grade premiums) in 2020, down 9% from 2019 and 6.7% below the five-year average.

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