global swine industry

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• Executive Director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Tom Burkgren discusses his Leman presentation on speaking as an industry with one voice. What will YOU say?

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• Selected comments from the Leman Keynote speech looking at the global swine industry with Dr Tim Loula of Swine Vet Services. Dr Loula suggests the time is ripe to attack our most serious herd health issues. Can PRRS be eliminated throughout North America?

     Quite a bit is happening in the world today that challenges our ability to rationally plan for the future.  In a word or two, there are more variables to monitor and less predictability of key metrics needed to plan for and carry out investment in the pork industry world wide.

     A lot of the rest of the world of pig production is sporting this feeling which borders on gloom and doom.  The pork industries globally are feeling some rather severe strains at this time profit-wise especially in Europe, Canada, Mexico and Brazil but other places too. 

     Our rather significant currency valuation advantage is helping to contribute to significant competitive advantages over other nations (especially those that target the same export markets).  If the FED decides to cut again later this month, which is being built into the stock market as an expectation as we speak (or write!), you can expect to see the dollar slide again against the pound and the Euro.