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TrueNorth Hog Report — December 2025
As we close out 2025 and look toward the new year, the hog and pork sectors are navigating a patchwork […]
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From Farm to Fork: How Changing Consumer Trends Are Shaping the Future of Pork
The pork industry is experiencing major shifts. Not only in production and trade, but in how consumers choose, cook, and […]
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True North Hog Report: November 13, 2025
Shifting Trade Winds Between North America and China Global Trade Winds Are Changing The international pork market continues to evolve, […]
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True North Hog Report- October 1, 2025
By Ben Jones Market Analysis North American hog markets are entering October with mixed signals. In the U.S., hog slaughter […]
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True North Hog Market Report — September 10, 2025
By Ben Jones – September 10, 2025 Ontario Market Performance Weekly Ontario Price (FOB Yard Total Value): Ontario continues to […]
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Non GMO Commitment: True North Genetics
To Whom It May Concern, At True North Genetics/ Genesus Genetics Technology Inc. (GGT), we wish to clarify our position […]
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True North Hog Market Report — Week Ending August 27, 2025
Ontario Market Performance Insight: The sharp uptick in Ontario’s pricing reflects robust domestic demand and favorable market premiums. Despite a […]
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Celebrating Our Fifth Shipment to Taiwan: Over 325 Pigs Delivered This Shipment Alone
At Genesus, every shipment represents more than just pigs on a truck or plane. It represents trust, partnership, and a […]
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Research Updates
Latest research update with University of Alberta
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New Management Team – Glen. Behl, CEO
Glen completed his MBA from Queens University. His extensive background encompasses all facets of the food industry with specialization in […]
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Glen’s Weekly Hog report – February 19, 2025
Ontario hog prices continue to rise, reaching $225.99/cwt which is an increase of almost 7% from mid-January. This price is […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, December 2024
Fernando Ortiz, Genesus Ibero-America Business Development Manager Pork and beef: per capita consumption on the rise During 2024, Mexico increased […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, December 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for Secretary of Agriculture, choosing Brooke Rollins. She previously served as the acting director […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, November 2024
Lyle Jones, Genesus China Sales Manager According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the national breeding sow herd […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, November 2024
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia Paul.Anderson_GenesusSoutheastAsia@outlook.com Thailand Thailand produces more pigs, but consumption sluggish Pig production in Thailand is expected […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico and Latino Markets, November 2024
Fernando Ortiz-H IberoAmerican Business Development Manager After the summer seasonal peak of prices above 50 Mexican pesos/kg ($1.13 – 1.15 […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, October 2024
Spencer Long, Genesus Director of Marketing The Canadian industry remains more of the same from the last time I wrote […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, October 2024
Spencer Long, Genesus Director of Marketing The tribulations of this industry seemingly continue unabated until we fix the very problem […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, October 2024
Lyle Jones, Genesus China Sales Manager The average weekly price of live pigs in China has been declining for three […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Spain, September 2024
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal mvega@genesus.com Autumn has just arrived, and Spain continues to have pork […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, September 2024
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia Paul.Anderson_GenesusSoutheastAsia@outlook.com Philippines ASF Vaccine The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Certificate of […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, September 2024
Simon Grey, General Manager Europe Across Europe farm gate pig price is following its usual seasonal decrease. Average (estimated) price […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, September 2024
Fernando Ortiz-H. Ibero-American Business Development The national average price index remains at $39.34 Mexican pesos/kg (US$0.89/lb), indicating that during the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, August 2024
The summer months continue to not bring much positivity to the Canadian pork industry. Prices remain annoyingly low; large quantities […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – France, August 2024
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog market price After a market very quiet in Europe in June, […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, August 2024
Lyle Jones, China Sales Manager As of August 5, 2024, China slaughter pig prices have soared to a new high […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, July 2024
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal mvega@genesus.com We are in the midst of summer with typical seasonal […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, July 2024
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia Paul.Anderson_GenesusSoutheastAsia@outlook.com The Philippines Overview As of 31 March 2024, the country’s swine inventory was estimated […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, July 2024
Simon Grey, General Manager Europe, Genesus Pig prices across Europe remain high enough for pig farming to remain profitable. As […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, July 2024
Fernando Ortiz, Genesus, Ibero-America Business Development Manager Mexican Pork Market Prices Trend (Last Month) The national average liveweight price has […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, July 2024
Spencer Long, Director of Marketing Genesus The early summer months have not brought relief to an already beleaguered Canadian pork […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, June 2024
Lyle Jones, Director of Sales, China The price of slaughter pigs in China have broken 20 yuan/kg ($1.27/lb.) after two […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Spain, June 2024
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal mvega@genesus.com A year ago, we observed the market evolving in an […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, May 2024
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia paul.anderson_genesussoutheastasia@outlook.com Thailand Oversupply suppresses live pig price in Thailand Pig production in Thailand jumped 28% […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, May 2024
Simon Grey, General Manager Europe, Genesus Inc. Sitting On a Time Bomb! Today across Europe pig prices remain high and […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, May 2024
Fernando Ortiz-H, Ibero-America Business Development Genesus Inc. The national average liveweight price in Mexico is MX$36.70/kg (US$0.98/lb) JALISCO $35.20/kg […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – Carcass and Pork Quality
Some key associations show that selection for: • Growth rate will not significantly improve pork quality traits • Feed conversion […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – France, May 2024
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Pig inventory in Europe IFIP (French Pig Institute) recently published an article […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, April 2024
Spencer Long, Director of Marketing Genesus The Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs was reported for January 1, 2024. […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, April 2024
Lyle L. Jones, Director of Sales, China Tribute to Dr. E. Wayne Johnson International Pig Expert Dr. E. Wayne Johnson […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, April 2024
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal mvega@genesus.com This week, the price at Mercolleida closed at €1.80/kg live […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, April 2024
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia Paul.Anderson_GenesusSoutheastAsia@outlook.com Thailand Thailand cuts supplies Thailand planned to cut 450,000 piglets from March to August […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, March 2024
Simon Grey, General Manager Europe Farm gate pig prices across Europe have increased very slightly over the past few weeks. […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, March 2024
Fernando Ortiz-H., Genesus Ibero-America Business Development Manager Although some ag economists predict a growth of 3% in the Mexican pork […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, March 2024
Spencer Long, Director of Marketing Genesus The Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs was reported for January 1, 2024. […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – France, March 2024
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog Market After two years of decline, the European pig inventory is […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, February 2024
Lyle L. Jones, Director of Sales, China What’s going on in the China Hog Market. There is no more important […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, February 2024
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Portugal and Italy We have closed the year 2023 and certainly, its results have […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, February 2024
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia paul.anderson_genesussoutheastasia@outlook.com Philippines The Philippines local swine industry is on-track in increasing the local pork supply […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, February 2024
Simon Grey General Manager Europe, Genesus Inc. We are our own worst enemies!!! Anyone looking at the weekly global market […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, January 2024
Fernando Ortiz-H. Ibero-America Business Development Markets Liveweight hog prices in the Mexican market The national average price of liveweight pigs […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, January 2024
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Manager I asked Jim Long, and he consented, if I could write a commentary besides […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, January 2024
Spencer Long, Director of Marketing Genesus After a disastrous 2023 financially, Canadian producers are looking for a better 2024. The […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – France, January 2024
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog Market In France, as elsewhere in Europe, the pork meat trade, […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, January 2024
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Manager Being this is a market commentary let start with that. Iso wean price last […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, December 2023
Lyle L. Jones, Director of Sales, China China’s live pig market has been trending downward since early October when slaughter […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, December 2023
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal We have reached the end of the year, and it has […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – Colostrum Production – A Focus in Dam Line Selection Indices?
Bob Kemp, Vice President Genetic Programs and R&D The contribution of colostrum intake to survival and development of young pigs […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, December 2023
Simon Grey, General Manager Europe Pig price across Europe is falling back from the highs we sew in the middle […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, December 2023
Paul Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia paul.anderson_genesussoutheastasia@outlook.com Philippines Dubbed as the longest Christmas-celebrating country, Filipinos take Christmas celebrations to the fullest. […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, November 2023
Fernando Ortiz – Ibero-America Business Development Genesus Mexico last four years pork market Taking a more in-depth look at the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, November 2023
Spencer Long of Genesus The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects fewer Canadian pigs to be produced in 2024. […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – France, November 2023
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog Market In October (from week 40 to 43), 1 408 455 […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, November 2023
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Manager I am going to veer off of markets with this commentary, as we know […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – Impact of teat placement on weaning traits in Landrace and Yorkshire
Kerry Houlahan, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. A recent summary for the USA showed that from 1993 to 2022 litter size […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, November 2023
Lyle Jones, Director of Sales, China China Hog Market- A firsthand perspective We are just back from attending Leman China […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Spain, October 2023
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal We had been for 13 weeks with a value never seen […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, October 2023
Paul A. Anderson, Genesus Southeast Asia paul.anderson_genesussoutheastasia@outlook.com Philippines We attnded the 27th Pinoy Pork challenge in Manila which attracted up […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, October 2023
Simon Grey, General Manager European Region Pig price in Europe has come back 10% to 12% since it peaked in […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – Effect of PRRS challenge on genetic analysis of reproduction traits in Yorkshire
Chad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has proven to be a persistent and adaptive […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, October 2023
Fernando Ortiz-H., Genesus Ibero-America Business Development Manager Looking at the current market Mexico has increased its weekly purchases of pork […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, September 2023
Spencer Long of Genesus A new report by Ernst & Young (EY) suggests plant-based fake meat protein will grow significantly […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – France, September 2023
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog Market Since 31st of July, the hog market has lost 0.31 […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, September 2023
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Manager According to Iowa State we have losses on the books for 12 continuous months […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – September 2023
Drip Loss The Hidden Loss Simon Grey, General Manager Europe, Genesus Inc. Drip loss or purge is the loss of […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, September 2023
Lyle Jones, Director of Sales, China China’s Top 20 Pig Enterprises lost 16.4 billion Yuan ($2,245 Billion USD) in the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, August 2023
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal After seventeen weeks maintaining the highest value of the market in […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, August 2023
Paul Anderson, General Manager South East Asia – International Sales Manager Philippines The swine industry in the Philippines during the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, August 2023
Fernando Ortiz, Ibero-America Business Development Manager Fluctuations in the Mexican Pork Market: Influences and the Need for Adaptation Over the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, August 2023
Spencer Long of Genesus The summer months have not brought much happiness to the Canadian industry. Costs are still high, […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – France, July 2023
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France Hog Market The situation is very similar currently in Europe, there are few offers […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, July 2023
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Director, USA Cut-outs are on top of $110. That has raised everyone’s interest and therefore […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, July 2023
Lyle Jones, Director of Sales China As we enter the second half of 2023, the phrase “there is no joy […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, July 2023
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal Summer arrived and we have been repeating thirteen weeks in the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report, France, June 2023
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France Hog Market : stable prices After having dropped by 0.227 € since last 3rd […]
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Genesus Competitive Edge – Customizing Genetics to Build a Premium Pig
Six years ago, Genesus began working with with Agriculture Canada’s Lacombe Research and Development Centre in Lacombe, Alberta and two […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – South East Asia, June 2023
Paul Anderson, General Manager South East Asia – International Sales Manager Philippines As of March 31, 2023, the swine inventory […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Europe, June 2023
Simon Grey, General Manager Europe Pig price across Europe remains at record high levels. Supply and demand is working and […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, June 2023
Fernando Ortiz-Hermida – Genesus Ibero-America Business Development Last week we attended the World Pork Expo, as we do every […]
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2023 World Mega Producer
For the last five years Genesus has undertaken the task to identify the World’s MEGA Producers (operations with 100,000 sows […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, June 2023
Spencer Long of Genesus The Canadian crop outlook for 2023 is looking promising with a projection of the second largest […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – USA, May 2023
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Director, USA Many of my discussions with Jim Long revolve around markets. That is actually […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – China, May 2023
Lyle Jones, Director of Sales, China China’s Hog Market is a tough one for producers. A quick glance at the […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, May 2023
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy and Portugal We have started the month of May and if we analyze […]
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Genesus Global Technical Report – GENESUS SOW NUTRITION PART 1. FEEDING MANAGEMENT OF THE DRY SOW HERD
Clarence Froese, M.Sc., P.Ag., Director of Nutrition, Genesus Inc. Managing feeding levels in the dry sow herd is of critical […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – South East Asia, May 2023
Paul Anderson, General Manager South East Asia – International Sales Manager – Genesus Inc. Last week we attended the 29th National Hog Convention and […]
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USA 2023 World Mega Producers & Major Pork Producers
????????2023 USA World Mega Producers Rankings Annually Genesus does the World Mega Producer list which encompasses all World Mega Producers […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Mexico, April 2023
Fernando Ortiz-Hermida Genesus Ibero-America Business Development Markets The national prices of liveweight hog and pork carcass continue to contract week […]
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Genesus Global Market Report – Canada, April 2023
Spencer Long of Genesus With pork prices at record levels or approaching new records throughout Europe – Canadian producers are […]
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