The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is recommending a measured approach to risk management heading toward the summer to protect profitability.
An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri says demand will play a key role in the profitability of pork producers throughout 2014.
A University of Missouri agricultural economics professor predicts lower feed costs and stable pork supplies will mean improved profits for hog producers this year.
The chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says, thanks to lower feed costs, 2014 could be the most profitable year since 2006 for the province’s pork producers.
A researcher with the University of Minnesota suggests pork producers can improve the productivity of their herds and the economic viability of their farms by addressing lameness in the sow herd.
An executive member of Manitoba Pork Council’s board of directors expects dramatically improved crop production this year and subsequent lower feed grain prices to result in profits within the hog industry for at least the next year.
The manager of contract research with the Prairie Swine Centre says pork producers are becoming more interested in strategies designed to extend the longevity of the breeding sow.
A business development specialist pork with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development suggests pork producers will need several years of sustained profitability before they’ll be able to justify replacing aging infrastructure or expanding production.
The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is projecting sustained profitability within the Canadian hog industry for at least the next year.
The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is confident lower feed costs will result in improved profitability within the Canadian pork industry well into 2014.
