11/17/2009 09:50AM
A slightly smaller 2009 spring pig crop and continued sharply lower live imports of Canadian swine are likely causing fourth-quarter hog prices to strengthen at a time
of year when prices typically achieve their annual lows.
11/17/2009 09:22AM
Total U.S. beef exports are expected to be 1.825 billion pounds in 2009, a 3-percent decline from last year.
11/17/2009 09:17AM
The United States is expected to import 1.9 million head of cattle in
2009, the lowest import total since BSE-related bans on Canadian cattle
were in place in 2005. Imports from Canada and Mexico have been below
recent year-to-date averages.
11/17/2009 08:23AM
According to the November 10, 2009 National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress report, winter wheat seeding and emergence rates are several points behind year-earlier status, but, with dry weather, are rapidly catching up in most areas, and general crop conditions are still considered to be excellent relative to normal conditions.
10/16/2009 10:32AM
In August, table egg production was 543 million dozen, up 1.2 percent
from the previous year. The gain in production was due to higher
productivity, as the number of birds in the shell egg flock was 277
million, down slightly from a year earlier.
10/16/2009 10:30AM
Turkey exports in August were 55 million pounds, up 7 million pounds
from July, but still down 14 percent from a year earlier. Turkey
exports have totaled 341 million pounds during the first 8 months of
2009, down 21 percent from the same period in 2008.
10/16/2009 10:26AM
Turkey meat production over the first 8 months of 2009 has totaled 3.8
billion pounds, down 9.5 percent from the same period in 2008. Even
with this strong decrease in turkey meat production, whole turkey
prices have been lower than the previous year throughout first 9 months
of 2009.
10/16/2009 10:15AM
Broiler exports in August totaled 577 million pounds, down 11 percent
from a year earlier. This is up only slightly from the level of exports
in June (562 million pounds) and is not surprising, given the decline
in leg quarter prices.
10/16/2009 10:10AM
Broiler meat production in August was 3.0 billion pounds, down 2.4
percent from the previous year. The decrease was due to a smaller
number of birds slaughtered, (726 million, also down 2.4 percent). The
total liveweight of broilers at slaughter was down 2.6 percent as the
average live weight at slaughter was 5.56 pounds, down fractionally
from the previous year.