Livestock China’s Number Three Hog Producer Reports Strong Sow Recovery China’s third largest live hog producer, Zhengbang Technology Company Limited, reported that its sow inventory is on track to reach 1.4 million head by the end of 2020. The company’s outlook for 2021 is even more bullish with a year-end target of 3.5 million head. Zhengbang expects that this build out of its sow heard will enable it to achieve an annual live hog output of 100 million head within the next three years. China’s Live Hog Price Trends Upward Entering December Due to a number of imported meat and meat products found to have been contaminated with the COVID-19 virus, China has essentially blocked imports from some suppliers. The gov...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
Let’s return briefly to the fake meat hype cycle, now sitting somewhere in a dusty corner of your mind, not entirely forgotten. What happened to all those products, known as plant-based alternative proteins? They were supposed to be as good as real meat—cheaper, more environmentally...
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