Insights and Stories on Pork Production

Study indicates happy pigs are more productive

Dec. 23, 2024 at 10:11 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Incorporating swine enrichment could save producers as much as $10 per animal, according to research from the industrial research chair in swine welfare at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Martyna Lagoda, a post-doctoral research fellow involved in the project, told the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium Nov. […]

Rival pork exporters could benefit from China-EU trade tensions

Jun. 17, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Naveen Thukral Reuters

Olymel to idle multiple Prairie hog barns

May. 26, 2023 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

China’s 2020 pork output higher than expected

Jan. 18, 2021 at 2:59 pm CST

By Dominique Patton

U.S. livestock: Domestic demand boosts hog futures

Oct. 9, 2020 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

JBS predicts profits will be stronger this year

Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:18 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA executives said Friday the Brazilian meat company will deliver higher earnings in 2019 on strong demand for beef in the U.S. and Australia as well as growing Chinese demand for various proteins. Still, first-quarter results will reflect lower cattle availability in the U.S. […]

By Ana Mano

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

Mar. 22, 2019 at 1:04 pm CDT

Wuzhen, China | Reuters — China’s 2019 pork imports are set to double from last year to two million tonnes, a Rabobank analyst said on Thursday, as African swine fever hits production of the meat in the world’s top hog market. China has reported 113 outbreaks of the contagious disease […]

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

Canada beats U.S. in pork sales to China – feet, elbows and all

Jun. 5, 2017 at 2:03 am CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago/Beijing | Reuters — Canada has overtaken the United States as the top North American supplier of pork to China as farmers and meat packers in both nations battle for lucrative shares of the biggest global market. Canada’s pork sales to China, after a sharp rise last year, exceeded those […]

By Dominique Patton Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel

September record-large U.S. hog herd topped expectations

Sep. 30, 2016 at 5:24 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the June-August quarter grew two per cent versus a year ago to a record high, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which surpassed average trade projections. Affordable feed, solid summer grilling demand and respectable U.S. pork exports encouraged farmers to grow […]

By Theopolis Waters

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

Jan. 7, 2016 at 2:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — A weak loonie could improve the profit margin of Canadian pork producers by summer, according to one analyst, but its effects have been little seen in the current market. Influencers outside of currency markets are driving current cash prices lower — and cash prices are relatively depressed, […]

By Jade Markus

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