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Corn prices will boost 2007 pork production costs
Pork prices could go up in 2007 due to higher
corn prices. A researcher at the University of Missouri estimated the cost of
producing pigs could increase by $1.75 to $2 per
hundredweight.
The prediction was made by Glenn Grimes,
University of Missouri. The per-bushel corn price for the
2006/2007 market year is estimated at $2.35, up about $0.36 per bushel from the
2005/2006 market year.
However, if most of this summer's live-pig demand
lasts, the average-cost pork producer will likely be profitable for the next 12 months. Higher corn prices will likely reduce
feeder pig prices by $3 to $4 per head, says Grimes.
What appears to be a large soybean supply will keep meal prices in line.
The soybean-meal price estimate for the 2006-2007 market year is $162.50 per
tonne - down about $10 per tonne from the 2005-2006 market
year.
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