From the recent Leman conference, keynote presentation featuring Ms. Farha Aslam of Stephens, Inc. How Wall Street views the protein markets and what it means in the greater picture for the industry future.
Kansas State economist Ted Schroeder discusses a recent research release of the nation's wholesale voluntary pork price reporting system and whether improvements could be made.
Iowa State's Dr. Dermotte Hayes provided an excellent economic overview of the potential of the Chinese market for North American producers with an interesting, though perhaps not politically feasible, perspective on why China should stop building their domestic swine industry.
Conversation with Dr. Steve Meyers of Paragon Economics looking at positive returns being offered in the futures markets and his thoughts on lenders perspective of the industry today.
Informa Economics VP Dave Ryman hooks up with Bruce Cochrane for a good discussion of current economic issues across North America and his view of the timing for the eventual industry turning point.
Dr. Luther Tweeten, Ohio State University Professor Emeritus
in Agricultural Economics, analyzes the economic ramifications of
animal rights policy, The Economics of Animal Welfare Regulations Proposed for Ohio, The Ohio Ag Manager, June, 2009.
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