Monday, May 29, 2023

Banff 2021 – Editorial

The Banff 2021 edition of the Canadian Hog Journal is here!

Winter 2021 – Editorial

Message from the editor By Andrew Heck The Winter 2021...

Fall 2020 – Editorial

The Fall 2020 edition of the Canadian Hog Journal is here!

Editorial – Summer 2020

Read the Summer 2020 message from the editor and letters to the editor.

Hog Futures Down – Cash Hogs Up – Bizarre 

Iowa – S. Minnesota cash hogs were 67.44¢ on April 24th. Last Friday (May 19) they were 87.73¢ lb. A 20¢ lb....

Environmental strategy overlooks pork complexities

Too much change too quickly could put farmers out-of-business, which is unsustainable regardless of environmental best practices.

Optimum pig weights help optimize profits

Cargill’s Producer Profitability tool is one way to determine optimum pig weights for marketing, which can help producers grab a few extra dollars this summer.

Prop 12

Pork CommentaryJim Long President – CEO Genesus Inc.May 17, 2023 Last week the U.S....

U.S. Hog Industry Struggles

Pork CommentaryJim Long President – CEO Genesus Inc.May 8, 2023 The U.S. industry continues...

Is there Hope?

Pork CommentaryJim Long President-CEO Genesus Inc.May 1, 2023 Last week there seemed to be...

Consumers hungry for food price answers

Amid inflated food prices at retail, profits for some agri-food stakeholders have been substantially better than for others. What’s the breakdown?

Supply management bill tampers with trade tools

Supply management of certain Canadian agricultural outputs is a given. But what about the 90 per cent of other commodities that rely on access to global markets?

Spring 2023 – Editorial

The Spring 2023 edition of the Canadian Hog Journal is here! Like most Canadians,...

Industry Demand & Profit Challenge

Pork CommentaryJim Long President & CEO Genesus Inc.April 27, 2023 Last week’s commentary seemed...