Pork Commentary

Pork Commentary by Jim Long, September 13, 2010

September 20, 2010 10:54 pm Published by Genesus

U.S. hog prices continue to stay strong. Iowa – Minnesota last Friday closed at 80.85 cents lean per pound continuing...

September 10, 2010 1:14 pm Published by Genesus

Since the end of June, September corn futures have gone from $3.33 a bushel to last Friday’s close of $4.49...

September 10, 2010 1:10 pm Published by Genesus

Eastern Europe Road Trip Week 2 This past week we continued our tour of Eastern Europe ending our trip in...

August 26, 2010 9:41 pm Published by Genesus

Road Trip to Russia This past week we spent in Russia. Our Observations: Russia’s economy is showing vitality if the...

August 26, 2010 9:36 pm Published by Genesus

Sow Units sit Empty There is no significant sow herd expansion underway. We know of dozens of existing sow units...

August 26, 2010 9:32 pm Published by Genesus

Record Price Pork Bellies become News Story Abracadabra – the U.S. consumer woke up to the media reports last week...

August 26, 2010 9:28 pm Published by Genesus

USDA Pork Cut outs approach 90¢/Pound U.S.D.A. pork cut outs were 89.82 cents per pound last Friday, getting closer once...

August 26, 2010 9:23 pm Published by Genesus

October and December 2010 Lean Hog Contract reach New Highs Last Friday October lean hog contracts at 77.025 and December...

July 13, 2010 3:17 pm Published by Genesus

Pork Commentary By: Jim Long President – CEO Genesus Last week Friday, Iowa – Southern Minnesota averaged 75.29 lean per...

July 8, 2010 6:04 pm Published by Genesus

Hog Market Languishing The U.S. – Canada hog market is languishing in the mid 70’s. The rapid appreciation of the...