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MF Global: A Rocky End to a Good Year

Just when we had become accustomed to the volatility in the pork industry, we were thrown a big curve we didn’t see coming. MF Global filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 31, and the fallout has been real for...

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Prospects for a Profitable Year

As we enter 2012, the livestock and crop markets saw some sizable swings. Worries about demand and economic weakness (especially in Europe) pushed prices down, while concerns about supplies and extreme...

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Start Summer Strategies Early

For pork producers, mid-to-late March is really the time to start thinking about summer. A well-accepted fact of the business is that market-hog weights decline during summer months, although the...

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Weigh Your Many Options

Thanks to a profitable environment for the pork industry dating back to June 2010, producers have rebuilt their balance sheets to respectable levels.

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More Pork and Corn in 2012

USDA released three crucial reports at the end of March: the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, the Quarterly Grain Stocks Report and the Planting Intentions Report.

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Stay Ahead of Space Limitations

By the time you read this article, the Midwest’s construction boom will be well underway. While no one can put an exact number on how many new grow/finish, wean/finish and nursery units are going up,...

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The Weather Run in the Crop Markets

The nearly ideal spring weather conditions led to a strong surge in crop plantings. Corn was seeded on 96.4 million acres, which was the most corn area since 1937. Soybean acreage also increased this...

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Business Strategies for Tough Times

Six months ago discussions focused on how growth in the North American breeding herd was inevitable and expansion would be the biggest issue we faced in the near term.

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Feed Choices for the Year Ahead

In normal years, harvest brings with it the anticipation of bins full or overflowing with corn and soybeans, but this year’s drought has changed such expectations.

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Drought Damage is not Yet Done

The drought has impacted the feed markets in several ways. Feed prices rose with the summer temperatures and only started to break down with the harvest.

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