Insights and Stories on Hogs

June U.S. hog herd unexpectedly climbs to record high

Jun. 25, 2016 at 1:13 am CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the March-May quarter rose two per cent to a record high versus a year ago, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which exceeded most analysts’ forecasts. Farmers added to their herds due to affordable feed, strong U.S. pork export demand and […]

Olymel plans major expansion for Quebec hog plant

Jun. 21, 2016 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Staff

Where have all the hog farmers gone?

Jun. 16, 2016 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Shannon VanRaes

Canada’s hog farmers suspect U.S. truck washes in PED fight

Jun. 9, 2016 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Cash hog market benefits from barbecue season

Jun. 7, 2016 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Erin DeBooy

Manitoba hog producers worry as PED continues spread

Jun. 6, 2016 at 5:01 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Hog industry officials are increasingly concerned how Manitoba producers will be impacted after another hog farm in southeastern Manitoba confirmed a case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) on Saturday. The province, which until last week hadn’t reported any new on-farm cases since January 2015, logged new cases […]

By Erin DeBooy

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA surprise

May. 23, 2016 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled by their respective daily price limits on Monday, declining two per cent or more in a selloff triggered by bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture data released after Friday’s session. Cattle gapped lower on their price charts at the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

A+W books further sales growth, shifts bacon sourcing

May. 7, 2016 at 3:28 pm CDT

Canadian burger and root beer chain A+W has logged a 12th straight quarter of same-store sales growth, this time following a shift in pork sourcing for its bacon supply. The Vancouver-based income fund on Tuesday reported gross sales of $243.8 million among the 838 restaurants in its royalty pool for […]

By Staff

Beijing to release frozen pork to temper price rise

May. 5, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– Beijing will release 3.05 million kilograms of frozen pork from its reserves over the next two months to combat rising pork prices, the city government said on Wednesday. Starting from Thursday and lasting until July 4, the Beijing municipal government will sell 50,000 kg of pork each […]

By Reuters

Maple Leaf dishes up first-quarter profit

May. 4, 2016 at 2:07 pm CDT

Reuters — Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by higher earnings in its prepared meats business. Adjusted operating earnings in the meat products segment rose nearly eight-fold to $61.3 million in the Toronto company’s first quarter, helped by lower operating costs and price increases. […]

By Reuters