This week I was with 2 different clients who were in the weaned pig market. Both were looking to sell excess pigs from sow units in which they are invested. Both reported the best bid they could get from several … Continue reading
While there has been almost no field work done in Southern Minnesota this spring, in my travels the past few weeks, I’ve seen corn planted in Illinois and today as far north as Humboldt, Iowa. Along with corn planting, many … Continue reading
I don’t think that many of us involved in the swine industry as advisors, contract growers, etc. really appreciate the new financing needs of the swine industry as we use $7 corn and $360 soybean meal, etc. This really came … Continue reading
If you followed regional market prices this past week, you should have noted that the eastern cornbelt price quote was generally higher than the western cornbelt or Iowa/Minnesota quote. The Friday 1:30 report this past week quoted the Eastern cornbelt … Continue reading
Pork production continues to migrate back to its roots in the Midwest corn belt. As many readers of this blog are aware, I track changes in the structure of the US industry by tracking what % of the total US … Continue reading