Lean hog futures plummeted last week as traders kicked the crap out of summer futures in the $20 per head range. Interesting that cash hogs lost ground but not nearly at the rate of lean hog futures. Iowa-Minnesota Friday was 1.0672 a lb. This is the opinion expressed by Jim Long in his regular report.

According to the latest USDA estimates, China will continue to be the world's leading pork producer and importer. The European Union will be the leading exporter of pork.

The factors that elevated meat prices will continue in 2022, including high production costs, declining livestock numbers, and unpredictable consumer behavior, analysts say.

The initiative includes the sustainability labelling of food products.

Pig breeders in Ukraine are facing huge logistical problems to sell their products and generate the necessary income as Russian bombs continue to kill animals and disrupt food chains.

Jim Long's Pork Commentary celebrates 20 years of being published continuously translated into Spanish at PORCICULTURA.COM.

A study on ASF cross-border risk assessment in South-East Asia, China, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea was commissioned to better understand the different risk pathways for (re)introduction.

According to SIAP's "2022 Agrifood Outlook", the state of Jalisco is the national leader in various agricultural products, including pork.

While in most EU countries the number of breeding females is decreasing, in Spain it is increasing.

British researchers in cooperation with PIC will conduct a project that will look at whether the “social competence” of pigs, and in turn their welfare, can be improved through management and breeding.

The International Grains Council foresees a 13m t drop in total grains production for 2022/23.

In the first quarter of 2022, Chinese pork imports have decreased by more than 60%.

The proposal is one of the measures to tackle the serious crisis caused by overproduction and the global and national economic situation.

A good sign last Friday was that valuable portions of U.S. pork carcasses closed at $1.10. After several weeks near the $1.00 mark, it needs to increase along with the price of pork.

Denmark is to be the first country in the world to have a state-controlled climate label for foods.

Thermal drones, capture teams, and professional carcass search teams will be put in place in critical African swine fever control areas.

The country's live pig inventory rose 1.6 percent year on year to reach 422.53 million at the end of March, including 41.85 million breeding sows.

In Ukraine, the sowing campaign has begun in all regions of the country, including Luhansk and Donetsk.

Yes, we have reserves of basic products for several years, in particular oil — for many years. This was stressed by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky in an interview to «Economic Pravda».

The USDA has lowered its forecast for U.S. pork production as lower hog inventories and farrowing intentions lead to tighter pig supplies.