YES

1
Is the North American System Broke?

• YES
• Pig care separate from pig ownership
• Feed use separate from grain production
• Unresponsive to market signals

• NO
• Best pig performance ever
• Capital utilization

Government Policy?
2
What is Normal?2004-2007 www.finbin.umn.edu

• Wean-Finish per pig
• Fuel oil 1.43
• Utilities 1.04
• Finishing per pig
• Fuel oil 0.71
• Utilities 0.62
• Farrow-Wean per pig weaned
• Fuel oil 0.49
• Utilities 1.03

3
What is Normal?2007 Latta, Harris, Hanon
Penningroth LLP

• Breed-Wean per pig produced
• LP - 0.57
• Fuel/oil - 0.22
• Utilities - 0.90
• 18 sites - 3850 sows/site

4
What is Normal? Latta, Harris, Hanon
Penningroth LLP

• Wean-Finish - /cwt gain
• LP - 0.50 1.25/pig
• Fuel Oil - 0.18 0.45/pig
• Utilities - 0.38 0.95/pig
• www.finbin.umn.edu
• Fuel oil 1.43
• Utilities 1.04

5
My Experience With High Energy Costs

• Controller Settings
• Variable Speed Fans
• Bandwidth
• Minimum speed
• Furnace OFF setting
• Expert Series II seasonal programs
• Humidity Compensation
• Emergency Thermostats
• Equipment Sizing
• Fans
• Furnaces
• Winterization