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Genesus Technical Report – Chad Bierman, August 2022
August 12, 2022
Disease resilience indicators from individual feed intake data in a high-health swine nucleus Chad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. Profitability for swine producers has traditionally focused on lowering cost, improving efficiency, or increasing value. An important component of efficiency is...
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, August 2022
August 10, 2022
Fernando Ortiz-H. Ibero-American Business Development Manager fortiz@genesus.com Despite an increase in liveweight prices, Mexican pork producers are still feeling the strong impact of the rise in raw materials (grains, fertilizers, etc.) in previous months, which has resulted in a cut...
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Jim Long Pork Commentary – August 8, 2022
August 8, 2022
Random Observations on the Pork Industry U.S. lean hog prices continue very strong with the National lean hog prices averaging $124.43 lb. last Friday.U.S. pork carcass cut-outs also are strong last Friday at $1.25 lb. Cut-outPriceBelly$2.17 lb.Rib$1.46 lb.Butt$1.29 lb.Ham$1.17 lb.Loin$1.05...
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Genesus Jersey Red Duroc – Discussion
August 4, 2022
Recently, Spencer Long of Genesus had a discussion with Jim Eadie of Swineweb about the Genesus Jersey Red Duroc. Since introducing the Genesus Jersey Red Duroc name into the marketplace earlier this summer, many questions about what it is have...
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, August 2022
August 3, 2022
Spencer Long, Administrator, Genesus Inc. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party it is being reported are planning on cutting back fertilizer use by farmers in Canada dramatically. The proposal is to reduce fertilizer emissions by 30% by...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – August 1, 2022
August 1, 2022
U.S. Hog Prices Stay Strong Last week the U.S. National Carcass price averaged $122 lb. U.S. Pork Cut-outs closed Friday...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – France, July 2022
July 27, 2022
Philippe Mallétroit – Genesus Director for France Hog Market It was not until the end of June and the drop...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022
Hog Prices Stay Strong U.S. National Price – $1.18 lb. carcass.China 22.73 RMB/kg = $1.52 U.S. liveweight a lb. x...
Read MoreGenesus Global Technical Report
July 21, 2022
LYSINE SPECIFICATIONS FOR GENESUS FINISHING PIGS, USING THE GENESUS/KSU LYSINE CALCULATOR Clarence Froese M.Sc., Director of Nutrition, Genesus Inc. Genesus...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – USA
July 20, 2022
Allan Bentley, Sales, Genesus Genetics Inc. A couple of interesting observations. The negotiated cash hog price is $10 – $20 higher...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022
National Pork Industry Conference Report Last week we attended the National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC) in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin...
Read MoreGenesus Global Technical Report – July 2022
July 14, 2022
Do We Manage Pigs or Space and Time? Simon Grey GM, European Region, Genesus Inc. When breeding organizations create indices...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – July 2022
July 14, 2022
China Lyle Jones, Director of Sales China, Genesus Inc. China Pig and Pork Prices on the rise! Recent headlines in...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – July 11, 2022
July 12, 2022
World Market Update This week we spoke at the National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC) being held in Wisconsin. The...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain
July 8, 2022
EU and Spanish Pork Markets, Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal Time goes by and the market...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary July 4th, 2022
July 4, 2022
Jim Long President-CEO Genesus Inc. USDA June 1 Hogs and Pigs Report – Fewer is Better The USDA released its...
Read MoreGenesus – Woodlands Farm Tour
July 4, 2022
Recently Jordan Craig Service and Sales Representative for Genesus in Manitoba did a walk-through Woodlands video farm tour. Woodlands has...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report South-East Asia June 2022
July 4, 2022
Paul Anderson, General Manager South East Asia – International Sales Manager Genesus Inc. Philippines The Swine Market The Philippines has...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary, June 27th, 2022
June 28, 2022
Jim Long, President-CEO, Genesus Inc. Random Observations Last week the U.S. Federal government filed a brief to the U.S. Supreme...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report_Mexico_June 2022
June 23, 2022
Fernando Ortiz, Ibero-America Business Development Manager, Genesus Inc. Although producers’ returns have been challenged by rising costs –including feed, energy,...
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