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Jim Long Pork Commentary – January 30, 2023
January 30, 2023
Iowa Pork Congress Report Last week was the annual Iowa Pork Congress held in Des Moines. The largest of the state shows befitting the state with the most pigs in the U.S. Our Observations It appeared to us there were...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – China, January 2023
January 27, 2023
Lyle L. Jones, Genesus Director of Sales, China China 2022 Hog Prices in review and Outlook for 2023 Looking back at China pig prices in 2022, slaughter pig prices dropped from 16 yuan/kg in January to a low of 11.98...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023
U.S. Annual Hog Slaughter Decline Last week the USDA published the actual hog slaughter for 2022. Barrow + Gilts (1,000 head)2021124,861.12022121,314.1Difference-3,547.0 Year over year the official U.S. Barrow and Gilt slaughter is down 3.547 million head. A big drop and...
Read MoreGenesus Competitive Edge – Feed Cost per Ton
January 20, 2023
$13.37 – Genesus Feed Per Ton Advantage $13.37 per ton is the current competitive edge in average finisher diet savings for (55-290 lbs.) Genesus pigs compared to those of PIC pigs. $7.21 per ton is the current competitive edge finisher...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, January 2023
January 19, 2023
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal We have closed the year 2022 and the truth is that it has been an extremely complicated year in which unprecedented situations have arisen that we can remember: The price of...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023
USDA Confuses U.S. The December 1 USDA Hogs and Pigs Report indicated the market hog inventory at 66.966 million, a...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – South East Asia, January 2023
January 11, 2023
Paul Anderson, General Manager South East Asia – International Sales Manager – Genesus Inc. Philippines Genesus Philippines F1 gilt delivery Throughout the Christmas...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 9, 2023
January 9, 2023
Nasty Week for Hogs Last week it seemed the hog market had a holiday hangover. Shorter weeks of slaughter rarely...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Mexico, January 2023
January 4, 2023
Fernando Ortiz – Genesus IberoAmerican Business Development The national average pork prices have strengthened during the year 2022, although its...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023
2023 – A good year coming 2022 is over. Interesting year for global pig production. High feed prices all over...
Read MoreGenesus Competitive Edge – Jersey Red Duroc Pork Tenderloin
December 30, 2022
Genesus has believed for 25 years that as an industry we should be producing pork that is more marbled, redder,...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Canada, December 2022
December 28, 2022
Spencer Long of Genesus Canadian producers, like much of the world currently are dealing with high feed prices. This is...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022
US December Hogs and Pigs Report Fewer Pigs The US December 1 Hogs and Pigs Report indicates an inventory smaller...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – France, December 2022
December 21, 2022
Philippe Mallétroit – Genesus Director France Hog Market price : stable trend Last week the general trend on the pig...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – December 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
Prairie Livestock Expo Last week we attended the Prairie Livestock Expo held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The defacto Pork Congress for...
Read MoreGenesus Global Technical Report – Feed conversion and pork quality – is there a trade-off?
December 16, 2022
Chad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. Demand is a key driver of sustainability and profitability for any industry. New and...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – USA, December 2022
December 15, 2022
Allan Bentley, Genesus Sales, USA My hunting and fishing buddies have been telling me the number of dead snow geese...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – December 12, 2022
December 12, 2022
Midwest Pork Conference Report Last week we attended the Midwest Pork Conference held in Lebanon, Indiana. Organized by the Indiana...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – China, December 2022
December 8, 2022
Lyle Jones, Genesus Director of Sales, China Genesus is pleased with the recent result of China’s National Breeding Pig Evaluation...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – December 5, 2022
December 6, 2022
July Lean Hogs – New Contract High Last week Lean Hog Futures dropped big time and then recovered the losses...
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