The evolution of the mindsets of swine production
It started by producing pigs, then pork, then food and products with certain characteristics... Is there any other way for producers?
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Subpopulations (III of III): Parity optimization
We continue to talk about subpopulations within the farm. Here, we discuss how to optimize the sow group according to parity number to improve productivity.
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Subpopulations (II of III): Subpopulations hold the key to additional profits
The key problem is that much of the profit reduction (lost opportunity) is caused by a subset (often relatively small) of the total barn population.
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Subpopulations (I of III): How to find the profitability gap
Where would you begin to develop new and valuable information about your farm’s profitability (or lack thereof) that you are not monitoring now? Certainly, one of the most important ones is to visualize your data in a new way.
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18-May-2023aschinckthe distribution of these market weights and carcass weights are greatly impacted by the accuracy in which the pigs are sorted for marketing . Some models assume the truly heaviest pigs are marketed each marketing time. Real carcass weight data from 4000 head barns indicates that only about 60 % of the truly heaviest pigs at each marketed cut are sorted at each cut.
Global supply chain is changing
It’s a global version of inventory management at the firm level where varying amounts of inventory for different goods are kept in storage because the relative cost of doing so is believed to be less than the cost of running out.
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The specter of demand destruction
When real incomes fall, people will buy less pork at every price, meaning that if prices come back down to previous levels, less pork will be purchased than before at every price, high or low. This is called demand destruction.
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The world is going to the next phase
We are going to be facing an extended period of inflation and wage escalation, so this is the perfect time to begin a rapid and serious reorganization of how we transport goods. It has already begun.
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9 tips to weather the cost storm
DiPietre analyzes the current situation, with higher costs and the supply chain in a tight spot, and gives us some tips on how to survive 2022.
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Cost cutting without losing money
Pig producers are entering a season of reducing costs, but sometimes this creates greater losses, as every expense is linked to a subsequent profit. Do you want to know which costs to cut?
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The drop in US pig inventory is good news
The fall in exports to China, the disruption of COVID, PRRS, and the threat of ASF are reducing the pig herd in the US, which should ensure profitability.
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What happens next?
We are so unmoored from “normal” that it makes sense to situate the current pork industry within the current macro environment.
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The coming limits to US and global pork production
How will policies geared toward the environment and animal welfare shape our swine industry? Here's an overview of the potentially limiting factors.
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04-Oct-2021info_283Ollie Leddy: Limiting meat production is a win-win for the enviornment and for our farmers. The world produces too much cheap food of which 30% is wasted and is causing obesity in a large sector of the worlds population. I say we produce less food and make it a little more expensive. This will encourage the small producer back into business and will stop the madness of runaway production. It is time for a re-think on how we produce our meat.
Are the supply chains of our food producing systems safe?
When thinking on your productions system, maybe your supply chain shock planning is now as critical as bio-security.
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Let’s prepare to see rising production costs
A consequence of both developing natural disasters (spreading drought) and new government policies…
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The US swine industry closing out 2020
Prices are drifting down to close out the year and if you look to the futures as a guide for next year, it is boringly normal. This happens when people have no real idea what to expect…
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In search of the new balance
Lots of things brewing out there with both supply and demand. Rarely do we get such action at the same time on both sides of the price determination.
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