United States: hog inventory down 1 percent
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2013 was 65.9 million head.
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Any takers for $100 weaned pigs?
Time will tell if PEDV is the cause but weaned pig and feeder pig prices began to turn up in June, a couple of months ahead of their traditional seasonal bottoming with the turn toward seasonal highs which peak usually in February or March.
France: drop in pig production during the first nine months of 2013
The slaughterings of pigs have dropped by 1.7% (and by 1.1% regarding weight) with respect to the same period during the previous year.
Denmark: the number of fattening pigs drops
As of October 1st, the total swine census in Denmark was 12.3 million heads.
Spain: the drop in the slaughterings of pigs carries on
During the first nine months of this year, the number of slaughtered animals adds up 30,684,654 pigs, which entails a drop by 0.90%.
How to budget feed costs in the presence of high price variation?
This is done by moving from single most likely value to ranges of possible outcomes with an assigned probability
Spain: decrease in the swine census
According to the published data, the census totals 24.59 million heads, and this represents a drop with respect to November 2012.
U.S. hog farm numbers dropped by 70 percent over 1991-2009
U.S. hog farm numbers dropped by 70 percent over 1991-2009 while hog inventories remained stable.
Canada: decrease in the number of hog farms
As of July 1, there were 7,100 hog farms in Canada, down 1.4% from the same date a year earlier.
USA: FDA proposes revision to Annual Report on antimicrobials for food-producing animals
In an effort to improve transparency about the amount of antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals, FDA wants to provide additional data tables in its annual summary report of this information.
UK/ Scotland: livestock numbers continued to decline
Pigs numbers saw a large fall, down 12 per cent.
Brazil: the CIAS publishes the swine production costs monthly
The production cost in R$ (reais) is available for 11 swine producing Brazilian states.
Philippines: hog production up in first half
Philippine hog production was up nearly 2.4% in the first half of 2013.
New section: Swine markets commentary
A new section has started in pig333. From now and monthly, international experts will offer us their points of view on the pork markets.