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Friday, October 29, 2010
Rising feed costs may lower US hog slaughter in 2011
October 29, 2010 Rising feed costs may lower US hog slaughter in 2011 University of Missouri livestock economist Ron Plain reduced his forecast for the US hog slaughter in 2011 because of rising feed costs. Meatpackers will process 110.2 mi ...
Monday, March 29, 2010
US hog slaughter seen down 3% in Q1
March 29, 2010 US hog slaughter seen down 3% in Q1 First quarter 2010 US hog slaughter is projected to be down about 3% from a year ago, and smaller imports of feeder pigs and hogs from Canada account for approximately half of the reduction ...
Monday, March 15, 2010
Year-on-year declines in weekly US hog slaughters narrowing
March 15, 2010 Year-on-year declines in weekly US hog slaughters narrowing   Year-on-year declines in US hog slaughters have narrowed in the latest three weeks, contributing to a more cautious near-term outlook for hog and pork prices. Week ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
US hog slaughter reduced by Oklahoma plant breakdown
July 22, 2009 US hog slaughter reduced by Oklahoma plant breakdown                          A breakdown at the Seaboard Foods' (SEB) pork plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, during the morning shift Monday (July 20) kept the plant from processing ho ...
Monday, June 22, 2009
May-June US hog slaughters 2 percent larger than expected, near year-ago
June 22, 2009 May-June US hog slaughters 2 percent larger than expected, near year-ago                         US hog slaughter rates in May and so far in June have averaged about 2.3 percent more than had been expected based on the US Depa ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
US pork production up slightly in March; hog slaughter down
April 28, 2009 US pork production up slightly in March; hog slaughter down US pork production totalled 1.97 billion pounds in March, up slightly from the same period last year, while hog slaughter totalled 9.65 million heads, down slightly ...
Monday, February 2, 2009
US hog slaughter below year ago for 10th consecutive week
February 2, 2009 US hog slaughter below year ago for 10th consecutive week                                          US federally inspected hog slaughter was below a year ago for a tenth consecutive week, largely due to significantly lower i ...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
US hog slaughter trimmed by eastern snowstorm
January 22, 2009 US hog slaughter trimmed by eastern snowstorm                      Heavy snowfall across the southeast US overnight Monday (January 19) into Tuesday slowed transportation of plant workers and livestock, which led to a sizab ...
Monday, October 27, 2008
US weekly hog slaughter below yearago first time since May '07
October 27, 2008 US weekly hog slaughter below yearago first time since May '07        US federally inspected hog slaughter last week dipped below the year-earlier figure for the first time since May 2007. The US Department of Agriculture e ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
US hog slaughter soars, but exports could be declining
September 17, 2008 US hog slaughter soars, but exports could be declining US hog slaughter sets a new record earlier this month, topping 2.3 million head for the first time in a September week, according to USDA statistics. Hog slaughter in ...
Monday, September 15, 2008
US hog slaughter sets new record for a September week
September 15, 2008 US hog slaughter sets new record for a September week US hog slaughter set a new record and was above 2.3 million head for the first time ever in a September week. The US Department of Agriculture estimated last week's ho ...
Monday, August 25, 2008
Summer US hog slaughter closely tracking USDA's projections
August 25, 2008 Summer US hog slaughter closely tracking USDA's projections       US hog slaughter throughout the summer has been closely tracking the USDA's June 1 estimates for marketing hog supplies. With one week left in the three-month ...
Friday, May 2, 2008
US hog slaughter in May and June to continue 10 percent on-year increase
May 2, 2008 US hog slaughter in May and June to continue 10 percent on-year increase   US hog slaughters in May and June are expected to track about 10 percent above a year ago, extending the double-digit average increase in pork supplies s ...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Canadian cull sow programme to have little impact on US hog slaughter
April 28, 2008 Canadian cull sow programme to have little impact on US hog slaughter Current cutbacks in hog production in Canada would have little impact on total US hog slaughter supplies until the first quarter of 2009, according to mark ...
Monday, March 24, 2008
US hog slaughter sets new record for March
March 24, 2008 US hog slaughter sets new record for March This week's US hog slaughter set a new record for March, and the month-to-date total is on pace to possibly hit a new high, despite March having one less weekday than a year ago. The ...

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