US - The USDA released its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report last week. The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says the USDA's March Hogs and Pigs Report indicates the number of available slaughter hogs this fall will be well balanced with US hog slaughter capacity, writes Bruce Cochrane.Tyler Fulton, the Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services, says until the release of this report there was common belief that the US hog slaughter would be running roughly two per cent below year ago levels for the next two to three months.

　　布鲁斯·科克伦(Bruce Cochrane)写道，美国农业部(USDA)上周公开了月度生猪与仔猪报告。据h@ms营销服务风险管理部主管称，美国农业部三月的生猪与仔猪报告指出可供应生猪屠宰量将在秋天与美国生猪屠宰能力保持平衡。h@ms营销服务风险管理部主管泰勒·富尔顿(Tyler Fulton)说：“在公开这个报告之前，有一个普遍的认识，即美国生猪屠宰量将在接下来的两至三个月比去年同期水平低2%。”