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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
US hog slaughter up by 4 percent on-year
February 13, 2008 US hog slaughter up by 4 percent on-year   US hog producers could suffer great losses this year due to raising feed costs and overproduction. Many producers could lose over US$50 for each hog, and most are already absorbin ...
Monday, January 14, 2008
US forecasts higher hog slaughter and lower prices in 2008
January 14, 2008 US forecasts higher hog slaughter and lower prices in 2008 With the second half of 2007 producing a large pig crop and gains in pigs per litter, the US is looking forward to a higher hog slaughter and lower prices in 2008. ...
Monday, January 7, 2008
Improved efficiency, less downtime up US hog slaughter at record 2.47 million
January 7, 2008 Improved efficiency, less downtime up US hog slaughter at record 2.47 million New records for weekly US hog slaughter were confirmed Friday for the week ended December 22 hitting 2.4 million head, attributed to increased eff ...
Monday, December 3, 2007
US weekly hog slaughter, combined meat output hit new highs
December 3, 2007 US weekly hog slaughter, combined meat output hit new highs   Preliminary data show US hog slaughter and combined beef, pork and lamb production set new highs this week, easily exceeding the previous records. The US Departm ...
Monday, November 12, 2007
US hog slaughter easily sets record, up 10 percent versus yearago
November 12, 2007 US hog slaughter easily sets record, up 10 percent versus yearago US federally inspected hog slaughter this week, estimated at 2.362 million head, was up 10 percent from a year ago and easily surpassed the previous high se ...
Monday, October 15, 2007
US pork prices gain 2.5 percent on week despite record hog slaughter
October 15, 2007 US pork prices gain 2.5 percent on week despite record hog slaughter The US Department of Agriculture's pork carcass composite value, commonly known as the pork cutout, posted gains for three consecutive days to end the wee ...
Monday, October 8, 2007
Record US hog slaughter concerns some traders
October 8, 2007 Record US hog slaughter concerns some traders This week, the US likely will slaughter 2.321 million hogs, the most ever for a given week, but the record worries hog traders who fear the large volume of pork could pressure pr ...
Monday, October 1, 2007
Huge US hog slaughters strains distribution, sales, channels
October 1, 2007 Huge US hog slaughters strains distribution, sales, channels Record-large weekly hog slaughter rates for September are challenging the ability of the distribution and retail channels to find sales for the extra pork. US fede ...
Monday, September 24, 2007
Last week's US hog slaughter new high for month of October
September 24, 2007 Last week's US hog slaughter new high for month of October Last week's estimated hog slaughter figure of 2.242 million head topped the year-ago figure by 102,000 head and easily surpassed the previous high for the month o ...
Monday, August 6, 2007
US hog slaughter continues torrid pace; pork prices slide
August 6, 2007 US hog slaughter continues torrid pace; pork prices slide US hog slaughter continued at a torrid pace last week while wholesale pork prices fell further from the previous week. The US Department of Agriculture estimated last ...
Monday, July 2, 2007
US June hog slaughter up 4 percent on-year but falls short on setting new record
July 2, 2007 US June hog slaughter up 4 percent on-year but falls short on setting new record    US weekly hog slaughter rates in June, based on the preliminary data, are up a whopping 4.1 percent from a year ago, but the month's total came ...
Monday, June 4, 2007
Bigger US hog slaughters, slowed sales weigh on pork prices
June 4, 2007 Bigger US hog slaughters, slowed sales weigh on pork prices Larger-than-expected daily US hog slaughters, which pushed the week's total to 2.8 percent above a year ago, and a post-holiday letdown in buying by grocers pressured ...
Monday, May 21, 2007
Seasonal demand keeps US cattle, hog slaughter rates high
May 21, 2007 Seasonal demand keeps US cattle, hog slaughter rates high Seasonal demand for red meat is cited for pushing slaughter rates for cattle and hogs to current high levels, and is expected to keep them there at least for a few more ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
US weekly hog slaughter hit seasonal high
November 15, 2005 US weekly hog slaughter hit seasonal high While US hog slaughters have been very large in recent weeks, they have also been trending slightly downward, leading to ideas among some market observers that the seasonal top for ...
Monday, November 14, 2005
Recent big US hog slaughters raise some expansion concerns
November 14, 2005 Recent big US hog slaughters raise some expansion concerns US weekly hog slaughters since the last week of September have averaged about 1.8 percent above a year ago, which has some market analysts wondering if there had b ...

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