FCC Outlines Major Trends To Monitor For Cattle And Hog Operations

Feb 09, 2021

2020 was uneven across the red meat livestock sectors, a trend Farm Credit Canada expects to continue in 2021.

JP Gervais, FCC'S Chief Agricultural Economist, expects to see growing strength in demand for red meat.

"As we move into 2021, as we are reopening the economy, reopening the food service sector, vaccines bring a lot of hope and as we can deploy those vaccines out and then reopen the economy with confidence, I really do think that this is going to have a positive impact."

Other trends to watch for in 2021, according to FCC, include China’s efforts to rebuild its pig herd and rising feed costs.

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Video: Reducing Nursery Feed Costs Without Losing Performance - Dr. Julian Arroyave

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Julian Arroyave, a research swine nutritionist at Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, discusses nursery feed budget strategies designed to reduce costs without compromising pig performance. He explains trials comparing high, medium, and low phase 1 and phase 2 feed budgets, including commercial validation data showing improved income over feed cost when lower-budget programs were applied under healthy herd conditions. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"Results showed that the low-budget program increased income over feed cost by $1.48 per pig."

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