News - Hog Prices

The Manitoba Pork Marketing Cooperative is predicting a substantial run-up in live hog prices over the next few weeks.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture reports reduced North American hog production, lower feed costs and the declining value of the Canadian dollar could restore western Canadian hog producers to profitability by the second quarter of this year.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is projecting a return to profitability in the western Canadian swine industry by the second quarter of this year.

A U.S. based agricultural economist predicts reduced North American pork production and lower input costs will result in improved hog prices in 2009.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture predicts a return to profitability in the western Canadian swine sector by the middle of this year.