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Opportunities and Risks Abound While Hog Margins Remain Attractive
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… Read more »
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Does it Pay to Wait Selling Corn in an Inverted Market?
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… Read more »
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Livestock Risk Protection Valuable to Producers’ Toolbox
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… Read more »
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Pork Cutout Futures
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… Read more »
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It’s Time to Re-examine Livestock Revenue Protection
Tumultuous market conditions and repeated ad-hoc disaster payments highlight need for improved longer-term, market-based support for livestock producers. The term “unprecedented” has been overused throughout… Read more »
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Understanding Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
The CARES Act was passed by Congress to provide quick and direct economic assistance to Americas to combat the economic impacts of COVID-19. The Act… Read more »
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Understanding USDA Cutout Reports
What is the best way to determine the fair market value of a pig? This seemingly innocuous question has resulted in a multitude of opinions… Read more »
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Supply, Demand and Price – Looking Ahead to 2020
As 2019 closes out, hog producers are no doubt feeling better about the upcoming year compared to what is being left behind. To say this… Read more »
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Keeping Improved Hog Margins in Perspective
Following a difficult period earlier this spring in May and June when hog margins plummeted on rising domestic production and a sharp increase in corn… Read more »
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