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Jim Long Pork Commentary – March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024
U.S. Hog Slaughter Declines For two weeks in a row U.S. hog slaughter has been below a year ago (-1%). Our expectation has been sow reduction began in earnest last May. If correct the results of liquidation should begin to...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Canada, March 2024
March 13, 2024
Spencer Long, Director of Marketing Genesus The Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs was reported for January 1, 2024. The report shows it is down 1 percent from January 1, 2023, and down 3 percent from January 1, 2022....
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – March 11, 2024
March 11, 2024
U.S. – Canada Swine Herd Inventory Twice a year the USA – Canada swine inventory is reported for January 1 and July 1. We are in a continental market and the combined inventory reflect supply in a free trade zone....
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – France, March 2024
March 8, 2024
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog Market After two years of decline, the European pig inventory is stable. Due to excess slaughter capacity, slaughterhouses compete vigorously to meet their pork needs. Pork will be more expensive in...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – March 4, 2024
March 4, 2024
U.S. Market Continues to Move Higher The U.S. market continues to show signs of strengthening. A welcome sign for an industry devastated by losses that were unprecedented. Some positive indicators. Average Hog Price received last Thursday on 236,977 head was...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – China, February 2024
February 28, 2024
Lyle L. Jones, Director of Sales, China What’s going on in the China Hog Market. There is no more important...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024
Lean Hog Futures hit a $1.00 There is market momentum that will finally lead to profits in our industry. Why?...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – EU and Spain, February 2024
February 21, 2024
Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Portugal and Italy We have closed the year 2023 and certainly, its results have...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024
U.S. Record Pork Exports Last week the U.S. exported 75,910 metric tonnes of Pork. This is the largest amount on...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Southeast Asia, February 2024
February 14, 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...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024
U.S. Cash Corn Lowest since Fall of 2020 If you own hogs last while you were inflicted with high feed...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Europe, February 2024
February 7, 2024
Simon Grey General Manager Europe, Genesus Inc. We are our own worst enemies!!! Anyone looking at the weekly global market...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024
Markets Rising The canary in the coal mine in the hog industry is small pig and feeder pig prices. This...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Mexico, January 2024
January 31, 2024
Fernando Ortiz-H. Ibero-America Business Development Markets Liveweight hog prices in the Mexican market The national average price of liveweight pigs...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 29, 2024
January 29, 2024
Iowa Pork Congress Report Glimmer of Hope We participated at the Iowa Pork Congress last week. Held in Des Moines,...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – USA, January 2024
January 24, 2024
Allan Bentley, Sales & Technical Manager I asked Jim Long, and he consented, if I could write a commentary besides...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 22, 2024
January 22, 2024
U.S. Market Grinds Along The U.S. market grinded along last week with average producer owned hogs averaging 72.30¢ lean a...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – Canada, January 2024
January 17, 2024
Spencer Long, Director of Marketing Genesus After a disastrous 2023 financially, Canadian producers are looking for a better 2024. The...
Read MoreJim Long Pork Commentary – January 15, 2024
January 15, 2024
Record U.S. Corn Cop Corn Prices drop to 3 year low For Hog Producers that paid $8.00 a bushel for...
Read MoreGenesus Global Market Report – France, January 2024
January 13, 2024
Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France and Africa Hog Market In France, as elsewhere in Europe, the pork meat trade,...
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