"They sold enough product in the first two weeks to feed a third of the pigs in the country," Richert says. Paylean is the trade name for ractopamine hydrochloride, a pharmaceutical product that ...

Cash cattle averaged $210.22 per cwt., up $6 from last week, while lean carcass hog prices came in slightly higher at $82.71 ...

While hog prices and profits sit higher right now, some producers are forced to look at liquidation. And it’s all due to rising feed costs. “Just this morning, we had a client from Missouri ...