November - Oklahoma Pork Council

From the President
A time for Thanksgiving
Board of Directors
President
Lonnie Hoelscher • Bartlesville
Home 918.333.6298
Work 918.335.0313
President-Elect
Rich Robinson • Holdenville
Home 405.379.5737
Work 405.379.5219
Vice-President
Jeff Mencke • Ames
Home 580.753.4451
Work 580.753.4446
Treasurer
Karen Brewer • Okemah
Home 918.623.0706
Work 918.623.1933
Darren Kraus • Weatherford
Home 580.772.7396
Work 405.542.3707
Jack Oehlschlager • Poteau
Home/Work 918.647.4709
Basil Werner • Kingfisher
Home 405.375.5515
Work 405.853.7858
Dan Dover • Castle
Home/Work 918.623.4128
Bill Barnes • Hennessey
Home 405.853-7087
Work 405.753-4446
Executive Director
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr. • Yukon
Work (in-state toll free)
888.SAY.PORK
Work 405.232.3781
On the Cover: Oklahoma youth
displayed their talents in the
show ring at the state fairs in
Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
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It is now November and I want to take this time to reflect
back on the year and the things we have to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving is a time of the year we gather together and
give thanks for the many blessings we have had graciously bestowed upon us; some deserving, most not.
None the less, He has provided in many
extraordinary ways. I say thanks on behalf
of our membership for the job that our staff
does day in and day out; the many ways
in which they reach into our communities
and bless us. They spend countless hours at
the Capitol and in other offices discussing
and planning for the growth and viability
of our industry. We need to be thankful for
Lonnie Hoelscher the number of profitable years and months
OPC President we have had and the ongoing outlook of
the market. As much as it seems ridiculous, thankful for $3.80
corn. It won’t be long and our feed prices will have experienced
the turmoil of corn over $4.00 per bushel. Thankful for the
progress we have made in the legislature this past session.
Our industry has experienced more change in the recent
“Sometimes we are scared of change and
resist it because we don’t know what is
going to come of it or where it is going.
Embrace the changes with thanksgiving.
It is change that is a result of growth.”
– Lonnie Hoelscher
years than I have seen in quite awhile. Good change, healthy
change. Sometimes we are scared of change and resist it because we don’t know what is going to come of it or where it
is going. Embrace the changes that come with thanksgiving. It is change that is a result of growth, and healthy
growth as we know with our animals is a good thing.
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord, plans for prosperity and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” This season I hope you
will let others around you know what you are truly thankful for. I’m thankful for an industry dedicated to people, the
environment, our animals and the ones whom we feed. I’m
thankful for you, the countless hours of work you do on behalf of the pork industry and your communities. I am most
thankful for my Lord and Savior who has brought me through
every change I have ever faced with my best in mind.
I look forward to seeing you all at the tradeshow in McAlester, and for those that I won’t see, Happy Thanksgiving.
Lonnie Hoelscher
President, Oklahoma Pork Council
Deadlines
We all face them in our every day lives and
most people manage to meet them. I think I
drive Kathryn crazy as she waits for my column
for Pork Pages right up
to – and sometimes even
past – the deadline for the
magazine. Anyone who
has ever done any writing
knows that some days it
comes easy and other days
you can stare at a blank
screen and keyboard and
nothing comes to mind.
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr.
While I have had lots
OPC Executive Dir.
of ideas for a column this
month, I haven’t had anything that would make
a single idea fill the page. So, we’re back to Bits
and Pieces – a little bit about a number of things.
The importance of trade
By the time you read this, I’ll be back from
a 10 day trip to Europe with the National Pork
Producers Council. The purpose of the trip is to
promote increased market access for US pork in
other countries around the world. We are meeting with representatives from the World Trade
Organization (WTO) and other countries’ appointed representatives to the WTO.
We’ll meet with European Union officials and
leadership from European pork producer associations on animal welfare issues. We’ll also visit
the World Animal Health Organization to discuss
disease control measures. I am really excited
about the trip and will share my experiences in
my column in the January Pork Pages, on the
OPC blog and at Pork Congress in February.
Announcement of our Hall of Fame Honorees
Look to our January Pork Pages for an announcement of our 2008 OPC Hall of Fame
Honorees. In years past, we have made an effort to keep the identity of our honorees secret
until the Pork Congress. This year we are planning to do a video tribute to our honorees at
Congress and that means we needed to notify
them in advance. The January Pork Pages will
include a copy of the Pork Congress program
with biographical information on our honorees
as well as an overview of all the day’s activities. Remember Pork Congress is February 8,
2008, at the Oklahoma History Center.
ODAFF working on feral hog legislation
ODAFF is working on rules for feral hog
legislation. In the 2007 legislative session,
OPC worked with the Oklahoma Department
of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to pass a bill
dealing with feral hogs. The purpose of the bill
was two-fold – 1) to make it easier to shoot feral hogs when they are on your property; and
2) to try to limit the spread of disease from the
feral hog population to our domestic herds.
Over the past month, I have been meeting with ODAFF officials and members of
the public who represent trappers, hunting
facilities and show pig producers to develop
a set of rules that ODAFF would enforce as
they implement the new law. Everyone in the
room has a vested interest in this issue and
each is very passionate about their position.
OPC will continue to work with the group
to help find some common ground that will
continue to allow us to remove feral hogs from
our property and to help control the spread
of disease. This is not an easy process, but
it is a very necessary effort, and we’ll keep
pushing for what’s best for our industry.
Executive Review
Bits and Pieces
Upcoming opportunities to represent OPC
A special thank you to all who came to one
of the state fairs to lend a hand in the Pork
Chop Shop or in our promotional booth. With
a small staff of only five people, we really
stretch ourselves with the extra time it takes
to manage our efforts during the state fairs.
Having said that, the state fairs are not
the only opportunity we have for you to help
represent OPC and your industry. The Tulsa
Farm Show and the Enid Farm Show are two
more opportunities for you to show your support of OPC. The Tulsa Farm show is in early
December at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds
and the Enid Farm Show is in January.
If you are willing to give a little bit of your
time to help with these events, please contact
Lloyd Hawkins, lhawkins@okpork.org or by
calling the office. The dates for these shows are
included in our calendar of events on page 15.
Additionally, as we near the upcoming
Tradeshow in McAlester, I hope that many of
you will be able to attend as well as become
PQA Plus certified. Please see page four to
get further information about the event.
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OPC News
OPC Tradeshow to be held in McAlester
The 2007 Oklahoma Pork Council Tradeshow will be held in McAlester, Okla. on November 13, at the Southeast EXPO Center. In
conjunction with the tradeshow, there will be
a PQA Plus certification for pork producers.
The PQA Plus certification will begin at
noon and participants in the certification will
be served lunch. There is no cost to attend the
PQA Plus certification.
The tradeshow will begin at 2 p.m. and
end at 8 p.m. that evening. Entrance into
the tradeshow is $5 a person or $10 a farm,
consisting of four people.
OPC members should have received a registration packet at the end of October. Tradeshow
and PQA Plus certification attendees need to
register by November 8, to ensure we have adequate facilites and food for those attending.
For more information or to view a registration
form, call 405-232-3781 or visit www.okpork.org.
OPC Tradeshow Exhibitors
ADM Alliance
Agri-Pro Enterprises
Automated Production Systems
Cam Spray
Chappell Supply and Equipment
Chore-Time Hog Production System
Hermitage NGT
I.M.V. International Corporation
JDL Longhorn
Knutson Irrigation Design
Lynch Livestock, Inc.
Motomco, Ltd.
ODAFF
PIC
QC Supply
Supp-le-Milk/Soppe Systems, Inc.
ZFI Swine Semen Services
This list includes those exhibitors who had
registered at the time of the Pork Pages being
sent to the printer. For a more up-to-date listing
of exhibitors, visit www.okpork.org.
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Does the name OP Catering sound familiar? Probably not, but if you have eaten
pork at an Oklahoma Pork Council event, you have experienced the skill of OP
Catering’s chefs.
OPC News
OPC has new ventures in pork promotion
Catering to you
OP Catering is an entity of OPC, in
cooperation with The Catering Co., that many
people do not know about.
“It is probably one of OPC’s best kept secrets,”
said Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr., OPC Executive
Director. “There are so many opportunities for
us to promote pork and our industry through OP
Catering.”
One of these promotions is catering events.
OP Catering accommodates every type of
event from sit down dinners to buffet style and
weddings to tailgates.
Along with catering events, OP Catering also
has meat sales including hams, loins, ribs and
pulled pork. All of these items make excellent
gifts, especially around the holidays.
Don’s
Butt Ru
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A Seasoni
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for Smoki Blend
Grilling & ng,
Roasting
It’s in the rub
Another unique aspect of OP Catering is
the sale of the seasoning that is used on all of
the pork provided at OPC events. Don’s Butt
Rub was created as a result of collaborative
efforts between staff of The Catering Co. and the
Oklahoma Pork Council.
The Oklahoma State Fair was the first time
the seasoning had been available for sale to the
public and it was a great success in terms of sales
and getting the word out about the product.
For more information about OP
Catering or to purchase meat or
Don’s Butt Rub, visit www.okpork.org
or call 1-888-SAY-PORK.
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State Promotions
A fair filled fall ...
Oklahoma State Fair promotion booth
During the Oklahoma State Fair, OPC
partners with the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the Oklahoma
Beef Council, the Vegetable Growers Association
and the Robert S. Kerr Food and Agricultural
Products Center to promote agriculture within
Oklahoma.
OPC staff, Oklahoma pork producers and
State 4-H Ambassadors worked the booth for
three days, including the opening weekend of the
fair. They handed out recipes, fact sheets and
promotional items as well as sampled pork loin.
Along with the sampling of pork loin, workers
also sampled Don’s Butt Rub, as it debuted at the
Oklahoma State Fair.
We at OPC appreciate all those who
volunteered throughout the fair!
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Oklahoma State Fair Volunteers
Oklahoma Pork Producers
Ben and Tina Falcon Family
David and Donna Richardson
Oklahoma 4-H Ambassadors
Matt Taylor Bonnie Murphy
Ashley Fuksa Charles Maloy
Sarah Major Aerial Smith
Whitney Dockery
OPC’s Image Campaign
The fall industry image campaign blitz began
in October with a new television ad. The ad
features Rich Robinson, Betty Baker and Lori
Ramsey. The commercial highlights how they not
only provide for their families as pork producers,
but also help support their communities in
various ways. It can be seen on Channels 9 and 4
in Oklahoma City and Channels 6 and 8 in Tulsa
through the end of the year. You can also view it
at www.okpork.org.
OPC print ads featuring these producers
have been running in Oklahoma Living, Go
Pokes, Sooners Illustrated, Oklahoma Country
and Ag Youth magazines. OPC will also promote
pork for the holidays in the November issue of
The Oklahoman’s Made In Oklahoma insert.
The fall blitz is the second phase of the year’s
industry image campaign that began in the
spring of 2007.
As an Oklahoma
pork producer ...
I get to protect our natural
resources, which is
important to me as an
environmental manager and
as part of this industry.
- Lori Ramsey
Holdenville, Okla.
Looking for a
As an Oklahoma Pork producer ...
1-888-SAY-PORK • www.okpork.org
Change
this holiday?
Let us help you create the holiday dinner your
family will remember for years to come. Adding pork
to your holiday routine is simple and easy, but will
make a lasting impact.
For information about ordering pork, free recipes
and nutritional facts, call 1-888-SAY-PORK!
Happy Holidays
As an Oklahoma
pork producer ...
I’m proud that I can give
back to my community. I
support local high school
booster clubs and volunteer
for the Boy Scouts.
I get to raise my family in a rural setting that we
enjoy, and tax revenues from my hog operation help
support local schools and hospitals.
- Betty Baker
Prague, Okla.
- Rich Robinson
Holdenville, Okla.
1-888-SAY-PORK • www.okpork.org
Blogging with OPC
Be sure to check out the OPC staff blog on the
OPC Web site for the latest about what staff at
OPC have been up to.
Lloyd Hawkins, community outreach
specialist, has included details of OPC’s
representation at the state fairs in Oklahoma
City and in Tulsa.
Kathryn Bolay, communications coordinator,
has included details about her trip to the annual
1-888-SAY-PORK • www.okpork.org
Oktoberfest planning meeting hosted by the
National Pork Board.
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr., OPC executive director
just returned from overseas with the National
Pork Producers Council and has numerous
stories in regard to his travels.
Visit www.okpork.org and click the blog menu
in the upper right corner of the homepage to view
the latest OPC news..
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Feature Article
OPC sponsors Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
By Kathryn Bolay
Watching seeds sprout, visiting farms, handling animals
and gaining knowledge are all
part of the Oklahoma Ag In The
Classroom experience for Oklahoma students. The OAITC
program works to familiarize
Oklahoma school children with
Oklahoma’s food and fiber industry by providing resources
for Oklahoma teachers.
The Oklahoma Department
of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Oklahoma State Department
of Education and the Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service
jointly conduct the program
with funding support coming
from both private and public entities. These include the Oklahoma Legislature as well as a
number of industry groups such
as the Oklahoma Pork Council,
Oklahoma Beef Council, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Oklahoma
Peanut Commission and Oklahoma Wheat Commission.
The OAITC program allows
teachers to choose agriculture
based lessons that pertain
to the industry in Oklahoma
and introduce them into their
already existing curriculum.
OPC works to make it easier
for teachers to finance bringing these lessons into their
classrooms by providing a
grant program. The OAITC
grant program has been sponsored by OPC for more than
10 years and the number of
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grant applications and approvals has continued to grow.
“Being able to support a
program that emphasizes the
importance of agriculture in
Oklahoma is important to
OPC and our industry,” said
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr., Oklahoma Pork Council Executive
Director. “It’s great to see the
continued growth of the program as well as the growth
of the students’ knowledge
of Oklahoma agriculture.”
Thus far in 2007, OPC
has sponsored more than 30
grants to a number of schools
across the state totaling more
than $7,600 in grant money.
Many teachers acknowledge
that without the OPC sponsored grants they would not
be able to include the OAITC
lessons in their curriculum,
allowing for the further education of their students.
“My students naturally
knew about the basic necessities of food, water, clothing and
shelter, but after our OAITC
projects, they realized the importance of our state’s essential
food and fiber industries, specifically cotton, providing for
these basic need,” said Vickie
Legg, a fourth-grade teacher at
Oktaha Elementary School.
For more information about
OAITC, visit http://agweb.okstate.edu/fourh/aitc/index.html.
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OPC News
2007 Oklahoma Pork Congress
and Annual Meeting
February 8, 2008
Oklahoma Pork Congress and Annual
Meeting will be held on February 8, 2008.
The OPC staff and board of directors
are busy planning an informative and
educational meeting mixed with lots of fun.
This year’s event will be held at the
Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma
City. Registration materials will be mailed
out in January 2008.
There is the opportunity to pre-register
for the 2008 Oklahoma Pork Congress
and Annual Meeting. This will allow us at
OPC to better prepare for the number of
participants in the meeting.
Check the OPC Web site at www.okpork.
org for the latest details about the 2008
Pork Congress and Annual Meeting.
2009 National Pork Forum nominations
Public Notice by the Oklahoma Pork Council and the National Pork Board
The election of pork producer delegate
candidates for the 2009 National Pork Producers
(Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at 3
p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2008 in conjunction
with the Oklahoma Pork Congress and Annual
Meeting which will be held at the Oklahoma
History Museum, 2401 North Laird Ave.,
Oklahoma City, Okla. All Oklahoma pork
producers are invited to attend.
Any producer who is a resident of Oklahoma
and has paid all assessments due may be
considered as a delegate candidate and/or
participate in the election. All eligible producers
are encouraged to bring with them a sales receipt
OPC Bylaw changes
2007 Annual Meeting
proving that hogs were sold in their name and
the checkoff deducted.
If you are interested in being a candidate,
please prepare a short (1/2 page) biography
telling about yourself and send it to the
Oklahoma Pork Council, ATTN: Election
Committee, One North Hudson, Suite 900,
Oklahoma City, OK 73102 to arrive by February
4, 2008. Nominations will also be accepted from
the floor.
For more information, contact the Oklahoma
Pork Council. Telephone: 888-SAY-PORK (7297675) or 405-232-3781.
PAC Auction
At the conclusion of the awards banquet,
OPC will hold its annual OPC Political Action
Committee (PAC) auction. We ask that anyone
who has something to donate to the auction,
please contact the OPC office.
In our continued effort to improve the auction,
we would like to hear from you! We want to know
what items you would be interested in purchasing.
Any OPC member wishing to change the
bylaws must submit the proposed changes in
writing to the OPC office not less than thirty (30)
days prior to the Annual Meeting, which means
this year’s deadline is January 9, 2008.
Proposed changes may be sent by mail, e-mail
or fax to the OPC office. See page 15 for all OPC
contact information.
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2007 Annual Meeting
OPC Board of Directors seats open
There are three open seats on the Oklahoma
Pork Council Board of Directors.
Northwest District: A member will be
elected to serve the Northwest District for a three
year term. To be eligible you must currently live
in the Northwest District. This seat is currently
held by Basil Werner, who is eligible for reelection to another term.
At-Large: Two members will be elected to
serve in the At-Large capacity for three year
terms. To be eligible to hold these seats, you may
live in any part of the state. These positions are
held by Rich Robinson and Dan Dover, who are
both eligible for re-election to another term.
If you would like to run for any of these
seats on the OPC Board of Directors, you need
to submit a letter of nomination, a biography
and a photo to the OPC office by December 1,
2007 to appear in the program and ballot for the
Oklahoma Pork Congress and Annual Meeting.
We will still take nominations from the floor,
but to be in the program the nomination must be
submitted by December 1, 2007. The OPC contact
information is on page 15 of the magazine.
What’s my district?
Northwest: includes Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine,
Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant,
Harper, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Noble,
Payne, Roger Mills, Texas, Woods, and Woodward counties.
Northeast: includes Adair, Cherokee, Craig,
Creek, Delaware, Lincoln, Mayes, McIntosh,
Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee,
Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pottawatomie, Rogers,
Seminole, Squoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties.
Southwest: includes Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton,
Custer, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Love, McClain, Murray,
Oklahoma, Stephens, Tillman, and Washita
counties.
Southeast: includes Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw,
Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Marshall, McCurtain, Pittsburgh, Pontotoc, and Pushmataha Counties.
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OSU Corner
Proper feed management crucial for predicted
hog and grain prices
By Scott D. Carter
The USDA September 1st Hogs and Pigs
Report certainly points to an increase in the
number of pigs produced within the next year.
The increase in production will lead to an increase in the number of pigs slaughtered for
the remainder of this year and into next. In
fact, slaughter for the 4th quarter of 2007 (Oct.,
Nov., Dec.) is expected to top 29 million head,
an increase of more than four percent over this
time last year. The increase in production is
putting significant pressure on live pig prices
which are expected to average in the upper $30
to low $40/cwt. Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain
(Univ. of Missouri) suggest that swine producers are expected to see the most red ink in the
fourth quarter of 2007 they have seen in four
years. Losses are expected to continue through
the first quarter of 2008 for the average cost
producer. The decrease in market price will, in
turn, put pressure on feeder pig and SEW prices.
Along with the downturn in market price,
producers are continuing to spend more for
feed. Within the last year, corn prices have
increased dramatically. While it is always
important for producers to be concerned
with feed costs, a downturn in market price
exacerbates the importance of feed management and continually reviewing proper feed
management with employees is paramount.
Feed costs for the breeding herd, on a pig
per sow basis, is dependent on the number of
pigs produced. This means that feed costs per
sow decrease as the number of pigs weaned
increase. Opportunities for decreasing feed
costs of the breeding herd are dependent on
1) feed provided to the breeding herd, 2) cost
of the feed, and 3) sow reproductive rate.
Table 1 illustrates the impact each of these factors have on sow feed cost per pig weaned.
Decreasing sow feed costs per pig weaned
can be achieved by 1) reducing feed consumption of the breeding herd, 2) reducing feed
costs, and 3) increasing pigs weaned per sow.
Assuming diet costs are fixed, decreasing sow
feed consumption in gestation and improving
pigs weaned per sow would be the two areas
producers and employees should concentrate
efforts to reduce feed costs per pig weaned.
Increasing pigs weaned starts with correct
heat checking procedures and ends at weaning.
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All factors in between, such as semen quality,
AI techniques, parturition management, and
sow and litter management during lactation,
contribute to the number of pigs weaned. A
thorough review of these factors is beyond the
scope of this article. However, the other factor
that contributes to sow feed costs is the amount
of feed offered to sows during gestation.
Proper
Table 1. Sow feed costs per pig weaned
feed intake
Diet cost, $/ton
of sows
P/S/Y 150 175 200
during
--2,000 lb feed/sow/year-gestation
18
8.33
9.72
11.11
is a critical
22
6.82
7.95
9.09
factor in
26
5.77
6.73
7.69
determin--2,500 lb feed/sow/year-ing sow
18
10.42
12.15
13.89 feed costs
22
8.52
9.94
11.36
per pig
26
7.21
8.41
9.62
weaned.
--3,000 lb feed/sow/year-There is
18
12.50
14.58
16.67 often sig22
10.23
11.93
13.64
nificant
26
8.65
10.10
11.54
variation
from farm to farm in the amount of feed offered
per gestating sow. This variation is associated
with method of housing, sow productivity, and
management. However, in some herds, gestating sows are often overfed which, as shown in
Table 1, increases sow feed costs per pig weaned.
The amount of feed offered to the gestating
sow is dependent on sow body weight, sow body
condition, expected litter size, expected maternal
and litter gain, temperature, and dietary energy
content. Proper feed management during gestation is critical in minimizing sow feed costs per
pig weaned. All sows are different and, thus,
feeding all sows the same will lead to underand over-feeding which is detrimental to sow
feed costs. A thorough review of the sow feeding program should be performed periodically
with employees to ensure each sow is receiving
adequate nutrition without excessive waste.
On another note, we will be providing a
PQA Plus producer training on November 13
in McAlester prior to the OPC Tradeshow. If
you have questions regarding research, PQA
Plus, or the OSU Swine Research and Education Center, or any other matter, please don’t
hesitate to contact me at scott.carter@okstate.edu.
Courtesy the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA released on September 28, 2007, the
results of its quarterly survey of US hogs and
pigs inventories as of September 1, 2007. The
survey results for the most part came on the
high end of analysts estimates and continued
to indicate that US hog producers remain in
a herd-building mode. The survey showed
that the breeding stock increased for the
fourth consecutive year and is now the largest
September inventory since 2001.
The breeding herd is almost
150,000 head larger than the
five year average and, combined
with increased productivity, it
has allowed US pork producers
to maintain a steady growth
this decade. Indeed, US hog
inventories have increased for
seven consecutive years and
it is the largest September
inventory since 1980. Some of
the highlights:
• Total inventory of hogs and
pigs in the US as of September
1 was reported to be 64,648
million head, 2.8 percent higher
than a year ago and 4.5 percent
higher than in September 2005.
Pre-report estimates were looking for a 2.1
percent increase in total hog inventories.
• The inventory of market hogs was reported
to be 58,503 million head, 2.9 percent higher
than a year ago and higher than pre-report
estimates which were looking for a 2.3 percent
increase. The number of hogs that were 180
pounds or higher at the time of the survey (and
which since have gone to slaughter) was reported
to be 3.4 percent above year ago
levels and generally in line with
the weekly slaughter in September
(average weekly slaughter was
3.7 percent). The inventory of pigs
under 60 pounds, which are animals
that will be slaughtered in October
and November, was 2.9 percent
higher than a year ago.
• The size of the US hog
breeding herd was reported to be
6.145 million head, 1.1 percent
higher than in 2006 and 2.9 percent
higher than in 2005. Pre-report
estimates were looking for a 0.8
percent increase in the breeding
herd and the USDA number was on
the high end of expectations.
US pork producers continue to act like
you would expect all rational market actors to
behave: Corn is plentiful, especially in Iowa; hog
prices are still good, although not excellent; and
Industry News
Quarterly hog and pig crop report summary
the US dollar is getting cheaper every day. If and
when the incentives currently in place disappear,
then and only then will we see any meaningful
reductions in US pork supplies.
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OPC News
2007 State Fairs a success for Oklahoma youth
The 2007 Oklahoma
State Fair Grand Champion
Market Barrow was
exhibited by Brianna
Robinson of El Reno FFA.
The winner receives the
James White Memorial
Traveling Trophy,
sponsored by the Oklahoma
Pork Council.
The 2007 Tulsa State
Fair Grand Champion
Market Barrow was
exhibited by Matt
Dowdy of Bristow FFA.
The winner receives
the Bill Luce Traveling
Trophy, sponsored by the
Oklahoma Pork Council.
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Nov. 13
OPC Tradeshow in
McAlester
Nov. 22-23
Thanksgiving/OPC
office closed
Dec. 6-8
Tulsa Farm Show
Dec. 24-25
Christmas/OPC office
closed
Jan. 11-12
Enid Farm Show
Oklahoma’s Pork Producers ...
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Roy
Leece
Lindsey,
Offi
StaffJr.
Executive Director
rllindsey@okpork.org
OPC News
Calendar of Events
Kathryn Bolay
Coordinator of
Consumer & Producer Information
kbolay@okpork.org
Lloyd Hawkins
Community Outreach Specialist
lhawkins@okpork.org
Donna Jackson
Office Manager
djackson@okpork.org
Creating Opportunities,
Caring for the Environment,
Feeding the World,
Committed to Oklahoma.
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Companys Coming Pork Roast
2-3 pound boneless pork roast
Glaze
1/2 cup honey mustard
3 Tbs. prepared horseradish
2 Tbs. brown sugar
Garnish
2 16-oz. cans peach halves, drained
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbs. butter
Cooking Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place roast in shallow roasting pan and roast for 45
minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl mix together Glaze ingredients.
Place peach halves in shallow baking dish, cut side up. Sprinkle peaches with
combined brown sugar and cinnamon; dot with butter. Spread Glaze over surface
of roast and continue to roast for 20-30 more minutes, until internal temperature,
measured with a meat thermometer, reads 155 degrees F.
Place peaches in oven for 15 minutes to heat through. Remove roast from oven
and let rest 10 minutes. Slice roast and serve surrounded by peaches. Serves 8-12.
OKLAHOMA PORK COUNCIL
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Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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