Livestock China’s Number Three Hog Producer Reports Strong Sow Recovery China’s third largest live hog producer, Zhengbang Technology Company Limited, reported that its sow inventory is on track to reach 1.4 million head by the end of 2020. The company’s outlook for 2021 is even more bullish with a year-end target of 3.5 million head. Zhengbang expects that this build out of its sow heard will enable it to achieve an annual live hog output of 100 million head within the next three years. China’s Live Hog Price Trends Upward Entering December Due to a number of imported meat and meat products found to have been contaminated with the COVID-19 virus, China has essentially blocked imports from some suppliers. The gov...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.