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Swine - Marketing
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:
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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.
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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.
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Canada - Yearly Hog Market Facts - provides a
yearly summary of relative inventory, production and trade information
for 1996 to 2001.
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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.
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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.
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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 Links
Market Commentary Reports - Weekly/Bi-monthly/Monthly/
Quarterly
Ontario Pork Market Information
Lean Hog Futures
National Lean Hog Cost Base (Basis
of the Ontario Base Formula Price)
Cold Storage Numbers
Canadian Slaughter and Trade Information
US Slaughter Information
US Feeder Pig Reports
Automatic 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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