This paper examines hog price linkages between the U.S. and China during the period June 1996 to December 2013. Volatility and spillover effects are modeled through a MGARCH-BEKK model. It is found that volatility in Chinese hog prices is explained by own-price volatility and past unexpected...

China’s hog industry is evolving from backyard and professional household hog production to commercial operations. The change has been led by increases in vertical integration, increases in domestic and foreign investments, and government subsidies. Despite these changes, small backyard...

The aim of the research was to estimate the changes in profitability of production of pigs for slaughter. The analysis included data from GUS (Central Statistical Office) and IERiGŻ (Institute of Agricultural Economics and Food Economy), as well as information from farms in Wielkopolska...