November 01, 2022
Spooky Markets and Volatile Margins
Halloween is a time of year when both kids and adults alike have fun being ...
Halloween is a time of year when both kids and adults alike have fun being spooked but the hog market price action over the past month has been downright scary. December Lean Hog futures ...
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August 02, 2022
What Could Go Wrong? Maintaining Discipline Amid Market Uncertainty
As we work through the dog days of summer, there seems to be no shortage of ...
As we work through the dog days of summer, there seems to be no shortage of optimism among many hog market participants. Much of this exuberance is rational given strong domestic demand, lower ...
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June 02, 2022
Improved Livestock Insurance: A Critical Component of the Margin Management Toolbox
For many of us involved in the pork industry, the turn of the calendar to June ...
For many of us involved in the pork industry, the turn of the calendar to June means World Pork Expo is once again upon us. The event serves as the unofficial start to the summer season for many ...
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March 02, 2022
The Impact of Feed Costs on Hog Margins
Hog margins have steadily improved since the beginning of the year. Futures ...
Hog margins have steadily improved since the beginning of the year. Futures markets are projecting the highest forward-looking hog margins for a model operation since 2014. Taking Q2 as an example, ...
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November 03, 2021
Keep Vigilant for Margin Opportunities
The outlook for forward hog margins is less optimistic than it was even a month ...
The outlook for forward hog margins is less optimistic than it was even a month ago following the release of the USDA’s September Hogs & Pigs report. The surprising data indicating there ...
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August 02, 2021
Opportunities and Risks Abound While Hog Margins Remain Attractive
In today’s fast-paced world where everyone is connected to the 24-hour news ...
In today’s fast-paced world where everyone is connected to the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to tune out noise and opinions. The constant influx of COVID-19 headlines, weather maps ...
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April 06, 2021
Does it Pay to Wait Selling Corn in an Inverted Market?
Most growers are probably reluctant sellers of new-crop corn in the current ...
Most growers are probably reluctant sellers of new-crop corn in the current market for a variety of reasons. First, with old-crop corn trading at life-of-contract highs, whatever previous sales ...
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March 02, 2021
Livestock Risk Protection Valuable to Producers’ Toolbox
The last twelve months is a period most of us would just as soon move past. ...
The last twelve months is a period most of us would just as soon move past. While much attention was focused on a global pandemic, a summer of civil unrest, and a November election, USDA was revamping ...
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November 03, 2020
Pork Cutout Futures
Pork cutout futures start trading later this month. For many producers, this ...
Pork cutout futures start trading later this month. For many producers, this can be a significant addition to their margin management strategy. Pork producers often price their animals using ...
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