Swine - Marketing
| Author: | John Bancroft
- Swine Grower, Finisher Specialist/OMAFRA |
| Creation Date: | 5
February 2004 | | Last Reviewed: |
09 October 2009
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Table of Contents
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- General
Marketing Links
- Market Commentary Reports
- Ontario
Pork Market Information
- Lean Hog Futures
- National
Lean Hog Cost Base
- Cold Storage Numbers
- Canadian
Slaughter and Trade Information
- US Slaughter
Information
- US Feeder Pig Reports
- Automatic
E-mail Service for Reports
Hog
Market Information
One of the keys to a successful farm
business is to track, understand and evaluate the trends and potential impacts
that market information will have on a farm business and the Ontario pork industry.
To harness the power of market knowledge, pork producers and industry stakeholders
require accurate, timely, current and relative market information. The objective
of the Hog Market Information (weekly, monthly and yearly) is to organize and
to transform market data (production and financial) into products that will enable
producers and industry stakeholders to enhance the quality of their production,
financial and marketing decisions and understanding of the market place. Information
Sheets currently available from John Bancroft, john.bancroft@ontario.ca,
include: -
Weekly Hog Market Facts & Comments -
is a weekly two-page email that is circulated to producers and industry stakeholders
every Monday afternoon. The first page contains market information on a weekly
basis for the last five weeks that impacts the Ontario industry. Each Monday the
previous week's information gets added and the furthest week away is deleted.
The second page contains quotes from a variety of market information sources and
graphs of current market information. To receive the weekly email, contact John
Bancroft, john.bancroft@ontario.ca
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Notes for the Weekly Hog Market Facts - this reference
document provides an explanation and the sources of the market information included
in the Weekly Hog Market Facts. -
Monthly Hog Market
Facts - is a summary of the current year's market information on a monthly basis
that includes information from Ontario, Canada and United States. A column is
provided that compares the current yearly average to the same time period of the
previous year. This information appears in the bi-monthly Pork News & Views
newsletter at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/swine/news.html.
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Ontario - Yearly Hog Market Facts - provides a yearly
summary of relative market, financial and production information for 1996 to 2001.
Inventory, production, and price trends can be seen at a glance. -
Canada - Yearly Hog Market Facts - provides a yearly summary of
relative inventory, production and trade information for 1996 to 2001. -
United States - Yearly Hog Market Facts - provides a yearly summary
of relative market, financial, trade and production information for 1996 to 2001.
Inventory, production, and price trends can be seen at a glance. -
Ontario Market Hog Prices - this information sheet provides a
summary and explanation of Ontario market hog monthly and yearly average prices
from 1980 to 2001. -
Converting U.S. Lean Hog Price
to Canadian $ per ckg. (Dressed weight) - this information sheet provides the
Ontario Base Price Formula used to determine the price of Ontario market hogs
along with a quick conversion chart.
- Inventory of Pigs
in Ontario - provides a quick comparison of the most recent inventory of pigs
reported by Statistics Canada compared to one year ago. Detailed numbers are provided
for 12 years. This is updated on a quarterly basis. Another source of inventory
information is available on the OMAFRA website at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/stats/livestock/index.html.
- Inventory of Pigs in Canada - provides a quick
comparison of the current inventory of pigs in Canada to that of one year ago.
Detailed numbers for the last 5 years are provided. This is updated on a quarterly
basis. Inventory figures are collected and released by Statistics Canada. Check
their website at http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/prim51a.htm
for further information.
General Marketing
LinksMarket
Commentary Reports - Weekly/Bi-monthly/Monthly/ QuarterlyOntario
Pork Market Information Lean
Hog FuturesNational
Lean Hog Cost Base (Basis of the Ontario Base Formula Price)Cold Storage NumbersCanadian
Slaughter and Trade InformationUS
Slaughter InformationUS
Feeder Pig ReportsAutomatic Email Service
for Reports There are a number of reports available by email when they
are released. Listed below are some email reports along with the internet sites
to contact. USDA
E-mail Reports (Cold Storage, Hogs & Pigs, etc., from United States Department
of Agriculture) Weekly Hog Market Facts - Available by email or
fax. E-mail: john.bancroft@ontario.ca
for details.
For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
Local: (519) 826-4047
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
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