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SwineCast 0504 Show Notes:

• Economist Steve Meyer shares his thoughts on the Sioux City plant closing and potential for profits in this excerpt from his full video presentation to Iowa Pork Congress attendees available here.

SwineCast 0501 Show Notes:

• The Banff Swine Seminar brings excellent presentations and industry leaders to Alberta. Canadian correspondent Bruce Cochrane of Farmscape.ca talks with the Executive Director of the Canadian Pork Council, Martin Rice, about the changes in the industry

SwineCast 0472 Show Notes:

• National Pork Producers Council's Nick Giordano looks at the issues surrounding the Chinese chicken inspection funding delays and potential impact on the U.S. China pork trade.

SwineCast 0428Show Notes:

• Time with Steve Meyers as we look at the industry response to H1N1 and learnings in preparation for a future of immediate media worldwide

Economist Dr. Steve Meyers discusses recent events and their impact on our industry as well as factors we may need to implement, to return to operating in the black. Meyers examines current issues that are working against us, such as the misnaming of the H1N1 virus, increases in grain costs, declining export markets, and near record sow numbers. Immediate solutions lie in production decreases through culling sows and liquidating farms. Also conversed are the long-range keys to our success, which are currently unfolding, and the potential impact from a future, poor grain crop.

SwineCast 0398 Show Notes:

• Ag Economist Allen Featherstone looks at factors responsible for current economic scenario and discusses the impact he sees on agriculture at large

SwineCast 0384 Show Notes:

• From Pigski, a conversation with Dr Jose Piva, PICs Product Performance Director for the Americas on his presentation of South American pork powers Brazil, Chile and Argentina.  What opportunities and challenges the future may hold, and yes, Russia will continue to be an importer for the forseeable future

SwineCast 0375 Show Notes:

• Canadian correspondent Bruce Cochrane logs in with interviews from Banff.  Peace Pork's Rocky Morrell shares his thoughts on managing for profitable production.
• Jerry Bouma of Toma and Bouma Consulting looks at the future of the Canadian industry and significant changes that will need to be made

     We are facing the first year-over-year decline in net exports since the U.S. industry became a net exporter in the mid 1990s.  Even with the potential prospect of fewer total pigs slaughtered in the U.S. in 2009, due to a potential decline in both U.S. production and imports of weaned pigs and finished animals from Canada, 2009 seems to be setting up to be a very tough year.  Here are the reasons for caution and why the spring futures prices may fall to meet the slogging cash prices.

     First, we now know that all of the major countries which are key importers of U.S. pork are facing substantial declines in GDP, declining land and home values, increased unemployment and in one case, the potential descent into political chaos.