By John DePutter & Dave Milne – April 28, 2020
The News:
“Piglets aborted, chickens euthanized as pandemic slams meat sector.”
Reuters, April 27, 2020
“Piglets aborted, chickens euthanized as pandemic slams meat sector.”
Reuters, April 27, 2020
“US oil benchmark crashes below $0/barrel to mark historic plunge.”
–Market Watch, April 20, 2020
“The US hog industry has achieved a third consecutive quarterly litter rate of 11 or more pigs per litter.”
USDA Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, January 16, 2020
The Canadian dollar dipped below 77 cents US on Monday, its lowest level since last July as fears of a trade war cast a gloomy shadow on the Canadian economy’s prospects.
– CBC, Mar. 5, 2018
“US beef cow inventory increased 2.8 million head in four years, and an additional 200,000-400,000 head are expected to be added to the herd over the next few years.”
– CattleFax, Feb. 2, 2018