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Monday, August 2, 2010

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In This Issue:

Doane Market Outlook: Hogs
Editorial: Chipotle Claims Its Food Has Integrity
Business Insights: Hog Futures Near 3-Month Highs As Tight Supplies Push Belly Prices To Record
Vietnamese Swine Producers Shopping In Nebraska
Farm Aid To Mark 25th Anniversary In Milwaukee
Study Claims Conventional Ag Limits Greenhouse Gas
U.S. Department Of Agriculture & DuPont Collaborate On New Test For Hard To Detect Foodborne Pathogens
Indiana State Fair's 'Year Of Pigs' Begins Friday
Report: Commitment Of Traders Grain
Video: China's Meat Consumption
Weather: Extreme Heat Grips Plains, Dry In The West
Doane Market Outlook: Hogs
Lean hog futures were higher on Monday. The October through April 2011 contracts set new highs today. Strength in pork prices last week, the rally in the stock and weakness in the dollar were supportive factors. The firm pork prices have helped benefit packer margins and cash trade was steady to higher on Monday morning. October ended 58 cents higher at $79.60 and December was 30 cents higher at $75.70.

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Chipotle Claims Its Food Has Integrity
Chipotle recently unveiled a newly designed Web site in July that now features the company’s supply chain. The new site is the company’s newest marketing strategy to show its customers where their food comes from before it arrives at Chipotle.
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Business Insights

Hog Futures Near 3-Month Highs As Tight Supplies Push Belly Prices To Record
Hog futures climbed to the highest level in nearly three months today as a Midwest heat wave curbs shipments of slaughter-ready pigs, tightening pork supplies and sending pork belly prices to a record.
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Vietnamese Swine Producers Shopping In Nebraska
Some of the largest swine producers in Vietnam are in Nebraska this week to learn more about genetics and feed and to possibly buy the products.
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Farm Aid To Mark 25th Anniversary In Milwaukee
Board Members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews to headline Oct. 2 all-star music and food festival
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Study Claims Conventional Ag Limits Greenhouse Gas
Advances in conventional agriculture have dramatically slowed the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, in part by allowing farmers to grow more food to meet world demand without plowing up vast tracts of land, a study by three Stanford University researchers has found.
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U.S. Department Of Agriculture & DuPont Collaborate On New Test For Hard To Detect Foodborne Pathogens
DuPont and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new test for detecting hard-to-identify strains of toxin-producing E. coli that are not currently regulated and have been causing increased instances of food contamination and illness.
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Indiana State Fair's 'Year Of Pigs' Begins Friday
The Indiana State Fair's "Year of Pigs" will begin on Friday, drawing its theme from a state pork industry that's the fifth largest in the nation
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