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Minnesota Pork Producers Association Vision Statement

Minnesota pork producers are recognized by society as proven leaders in animal care, responsibly producing safe, reliable food while benefiting Minnesota’s natural resources.

Forget your password and username? Contact Stephanie at the MPPA office:

1-800-537-7675 or stephanie@mnpork.com

MPPA at the Capitol

Dates:  February 17

   February 24

             March 17

Each “Day at the Capitol” will begin with lunch and issue updates from MPPA Lobbyist Jerry Schoenfeld and MPPA Executive Director David Preisler. This will be followed by participants visiting their lawmakers’ offices for discussions on MPPA public policy initiatives.

There is no cost to take part in this day-long program.

The MPPA will help facilitate individual members ’ one-on-one legislative office visits by scheduling appointments with pork producers’ lawmakers. The visits will be approximately 15 minutes in length and the issue updates earlier in the day will prepare participants with speaking points and tips on how to make this a worthwhile experience. Producers new to the process have the option of being paired with someone who has made visits in the past.

For more information or to register for a Day at the Capitol contact MPPA staff member Colleen Carey at (800) 537-7675 or colleen@mnpork.com.

Preparing Swine Barns to Sit Empty (pdf)

         Mark Whitney, PhD, Associate Professor

         University of Minnesota Extension Service

House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing Testimonies

Mark Greewood Testimony (pdf)

Vice President, Agri Business Capital
AgStar Financial Services

David Moody Testimony (pdf)

Public Policy Chairman and Past President,
Iowa Pork Producers Association

Brian Buhr Testimony (pdf)

Professor, Head and E.Fred Koller Chair in Applied Economics

Don Butler Testimony (pdf)

National Pork Producers Council President

By Dr. Mike Brumm

NPPC Capital Update

Capital Report

Weekly Hog Outlook

It was not a good week for hog producers as pork cutout and hog prices reversed their upward trend and dropped this week. Loins, hams, bellies, and boston butts were all lower this week. The pork cutout ended 2009 at $67.39/cwt. By January 20, it had reached $78.63/cwt, the highest pork cutout since September 2, 2008. USDA’s Thursday afternoon calculated cutout value was $69.24/cwt, down $8.11 from the previous Thursday. At this time last year, the pork cutout was only $57/cwt. The 21% year-over-year improvement in cutout value is not uniform across pork cuts. Wholesale prices of ribs are up 15% and loins are up 9% compared to January 29, 2009. Wholesale ham prices are up 58%. As is often the case during a recession, lower cost cuts of meat do better than higher cost cuts.

 

 

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USDA Third Quarter Hogs and Pigs Report (24-page pdf)

Why Time Magazine Got It Wrong

Economic Challenges in Pork Production (pdf file)

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty issues letter to USDA requesting pork producer assistance (pdf file)

Nine U.S. Govenors work on pork industry's behalf - issue letter to President (pdf file)

Can The World Feed Future Generations? (7-page pdf file)

Written by Bob Ludwig, The Hale Group & Kent Sisson, SIAM Professionals