Statistics Canada released its latest Canadian livestock inventory report Aug. 16. The number of farms reporting hogs is now 11,497, down 25.7 percent from 2001. But the average farm now has 1,308 hogs, up 45 percent from 2001. The largest farms are in Manitoba, with an average inventory of 2,468 head in 2006, up 62 […] Read more
Stories by David Kraut
Market should accommodate expanding U.S. hog production – Pig Tales
The June 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture hogs and pigs report released June 29 came in at the high end of expectations and could be considered slightly bearish, on the surface. Some commentators use the report’s weight breakdown estimates to forecast marketings by the month. The idea is to estimate growth rates and forecast how […] Read more
What’s up with Canadian hog production?
This week the Western Producer introduces a feature designed to help producers keep abreast of the hog market. This column by David Kraut, called Pig Tales, will appear after each quarterly Statistics Canada hog inventory report and U.S. Department of Agriculture hogs and pigs report. Kraut has been the head of marketing and risk management […] Read more
