The Director of Risk Management with h@ms marketing services anticipates lower live hog prices come November and December as U.S. slaughter hog numbers approach processing capacity.
The Director of Risk Management with h@ms marketing services reports higher than anticipated live hog numbers have resulted in a counter-seasonal decline in live hog prices.
The general manager of h@ms Marketing Services is advising pork producers to lock in at least a portion of their production at the current strong prices.
The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services reports the typical spring rally in live hog prices has been slow to happen this year.
The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says an anticipated lag in exports of beef, pork and chicken combined with increased slaughter hog numbers will put pressure on live hog markets.
The manager of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services says, despite recent declines in live hog prices, there are opportunities to lock in profits on the futures market this coming spring and summer.
A business development specialist pork with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development says a good demand for pork fueled by high prices for competing has helped keep the price of live hogs strong.
The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services says information gathered through U.S. mandatory price reporting is critical to the continued smooth operation of Canadian hog markets.
The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services says, despite higher live hog numbers, prices in western Canada have improved over the past couple of weeks.
The National Pork Producers Council is urging the U.S. Senate to take action, before the August recess, to pass an improved version of the act that makes mandatory the reporting by American packers of livestock purchases and prices.
