Hog Prices

Three legs supporting smoking hot feeder pig market Three legs supporting smoking hot feeder pig market

Record high litter rates seem inconsistent with increasing disease pressure.

byLee Schulz and Ezra Butcher

Jan 13, 2025

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Pork carcasses hanging

Numbers continue to fall short Numbers continue to fall short

Jan 6, 2025

1 Min Read

Hog margins flip the script: A complete 180 heading into 2025 Hog margins flip the script: A complete 180 heading into 2025

Dec 30, 2024

1 Min Read

Feedstuffs Pork Nation - December

State of the pork industry: Navigating economics, policy amidst challenges State of the pork industry: Navigating economics, policy amidst challenges

Dec 26, 2024

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Pigs on a trailer

Digging into the December 2024 Hogs and Pigs Report Digging into the December 2024 Hogs and Pigs Report

Dec 24, 2024

1 Min Read

People kneeling by pigs

Farming Business Management

Reflect on growth, gratitude and goals for a successful 2025 Reflect on growth, gratitude and goals for a successful 2025

byChris Murphy, Compeer Financial

Dec 18, 2024

1 Min Read

Hand moving block with numbers

Turning the page to a new year

Turning the page to a new year

Pork cut up

Is the February rocket ship back?

Is the February rocket ship back?

Pigs in a trailer

Farming Business Management

Researchers turn to AI to optimize hog selling

Researchers turn to AI to optimize hog selling

Pig

It has been a better-than-usual fall

It has been a better-than-usual fall

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Magnifying glass over dice, money

Farming Business Management

Keys to financial risk management for pork producers in 2025

Keys to financial risk management for pork producers in 2025

byNic Rue, Compeer Financial

Screen with numbers and symbols

WH Group seeks approval for Smithfield U.S., Mexico spin-off

WH Group seeks approval for Smithfield U.S., Mexico spin-off

byAnn Hess, Content Producer

Person speaking at a podium by person in red tie

2024 election cycle lessons

2024 election cycle lessons

Maple Leaf Foods makes significant strides in Q3, driven by prepared meats business

Maple Leaf Foods makes significant strides in Q3, driven by prepared meats business

byNational Hog Farmer Staff

Higher volumes of pork, market hogs sold impact Seaboard Q3 performance

Higher volumes of pork, market hogs sold impact Seaboard Q3 performance

byAnn Hess, Content Producer

Group of pigs laying down

Selling more pork at higher prices signifies stronger 2024 demand

Selling more pork at higher prices signifies stronger 2024 demand

byLee Schulz, Chief Economist

Pigs lying on each other

No explanation needed, the hogs are simply not there

No explanation needed, the hogs are simply not there

Person holding tray of meat

Hog slaughter lower than expected

Hog slaughter lower than expected

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Livestock Management

Register for the Global Hog Industry Conference Virtual Update

Register for the Global Hog Industry Conference Virtual Update

Card on a stall

Q4 demand for both hogs and pork is robust

Q4 demand for both hogs and pork is robust

byAnn Hess, Content Producer

Political debate between two candidates

Politics, lost baggage and other benefits of international travel

Politics, lost baggage and other benefits of international travel

Person checking water line in pig pen

Farming Business Management

Light at the end of the tunnel? Opportunity for pork producers in 2025

Light at the end of the tunnel? Opportunity for pork producers in 2025

byDaryl Timmerman, Compeer Financial

Pigs walking on a slatted floor

A thank you, an introduction and a deep dive

A thank you, an introduction and a deep dive

byLee Schulz, Chief Economist

Woman looking at a meat case

U.S. pork exports may face some risks, but opportunities abound

U.S. pork exports may face some risks, but opportunities abound

byAnn Hess, Content Producer

Group of pigs in a pen

Where are the hogs?

Where are the hogs?

Pigs in a barn

A bird in the hand

A bird in the hand

Money, documents and pen

FAPRI report shows mixed bag for U.S. agriculture

FAPRI report shows mixed bag for U.S. agriculture

Pig drinking from a pipe

Hogs and Pigs Report expectations

Hogs and Pigs Report expectations

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Piglets nursing

It is all about the denominator

It is all about the denominator

Pork chops

Hope, yes, there is hope after all

Hope, yes, there is hope after all

Truck delivering feed to bins

Cost of production keeps falling

Cost of production keeps falling

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Raw pork chops on a white background

Softer demand for U.S. pork expected to persist

Softer demand for U.S. pork expected to persist

byAnn Hess, Content Producer

Train, tracks, elevator in Canada

CMC, CPC say rail strike could cause untenable damage to Canada’s meat industry

CMC, CPC say rail strike could cause untenable damage to Canada’s meat industry

Piggy bank on a rope

The yin and the yang (and the Yen)

The yin and the yang (and the Yen)

USDA lowers 2024, 2025 red meat and poultry production forecasts

USDA lowers 2024, 2025 red meat and poultry production forecasts

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