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Prices for pigs have jumped considerably but costs, particularly for feed, have gone up even faster.
Hogs, Markets

Pork producers slammed by a huge jump in costs

It’s not just feed costs — rising bills for heat, freight, and medication have eaten up a hike in prices

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Glacier FarmMedia – Beleaguered hog farmers are finally getting paid more but the extra cash — and then some — is blowing out the door as costs soar. A year ago, it cost about $140 per month to house and feed a pig, said Mark Wipf, hog and feed manager for Lakeside Colony Farming Company,
Hogs, News

California court delays enforcement of part of pig welfare law

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Reuters – A California court said it will delay enforcement of part of a law aimed at ensuring more humane treatment of farm animals, which opponents warned could lead to pork shortages and higher food prices in the most populous U.S. state. Supporters of Proposition 12, approved by California voters in November 2018, say it
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Pork industry looks ahead from turbulent 2021

Pork prices expected to stay elevated in 2022

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MarketsFarm — Labour shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, high feed costs and lower prices posed constant threats to Canada’s hog industry in 2021. Nevertheless, pork appears to be in a good spot entering 2022, according to two analysts. “2021 was not the best, but not the worst,” said Tyler Fulton, director of risk management
PED challenges have been exacerbated by cold temperatures this winter.
Hogs, News

PED making for a long winter

A fall-winter outbreak has brought a different twist and new frustrations to dealing with PED

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Winter has given the hog sector a different challenge in its fight with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). Jenelle Hamblin, manager of swine health programs with the Manitoba Pork Council (MPC), said the outbreak is trending similarly to 2017 and 2019, both record-breaking years, albeit with a three-week lag in case counts. Now 12 weeks into
Indian pork curry with naan bread. (Paul_Brighton/iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

India to allow imports of U.S. pork and products

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Washington | Reuters — India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into India, removing a longstanding barrier to U.S. agricultural trade, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Monday. “India’s agreement to allow U.S. pork imports for the first time is great news for U.S.
A view of the pig heart used in the transplant, before its removal from the pig, on Jan. 7, 2022. (Medschool.umaryland.edu)
Hogs, Livestock

Maryland man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig-heart transplant

Hog's genes edited to reduce rejection risk

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Chicago | Reuters — A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors reported on Monday. The surgery, performed by a team at the University of Maryland Medicine, is among the first to demonstrate
Hogs outdoors on a farm in Italy. (Coscarella Gianfranco/iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

Swine fever found in wild boar in Italy

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Reuters — African swine fever, a deadly hog disease, has been found in a wild boar in Italy’s Piedmont region, the regional government said in a statement on Friday. Tests confirmed the disease in a dead boar in Ovada, located about 120 km southwest of Milan in northern Italy, the statement said. African swine fever
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drop on profit-taking; lean hogs fall

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking after a previous session rally resulted in several contracts hitting new highs, traders said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.750 cent at 139.975 cents per pound. Feeder cattle futures, which were supported by a slump in Chicago corn futures,
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures rise on supply concerns

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures climbed on Wednesday, as cash cattle prices firmed on concerns around meat supplies to meet anticipated demand going into next year, traders said. Cattle futures ended higher, as beef carcass cutout prices continued to firm and cash cattle traded higher, traders said. Cash cattle traded at

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