USDA’s June 24 Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report was viewed as bearish by the market, due largely to a comparatively large spring farrowings total. The industry expected most population numbers on the report to rise a
USDA’s June 24 Hogs & Pigs Report pegged the June 1 U.S. hog population at 68.381 million head, a record for this time of year. The indicated 1.8% annual increase reflected the surprisingly large (2.55%) increase
There will be a new sheriff in town or a new president starting in 2017. The major candidates Hillary (the crook) Clinton and Donald (I can’t keep my foot out of my mouth) Trump are fighting feverishly over your vote
Last Friday the monthly jobs number was released. The economy added 255,000 new jobs -- a very solid number. More importantly was how the markets reacted to that number. Equity markets zoomed higher and never sold off,
Poor yields and currency swings may hold Brazil’s expansion in soybean acreage to its slowest rate in more than a decade, reports Pro Farmer South American Crop Consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier. He says the financia
Approvals can now begin on what are termed “negative claims” on labels for meat, poultry and egg products that do not contain bioengineered ingredients or that are derived from livestock that do not consume bio
