Dan Groff

@BenjaminGroff You’d be proud of me, took the train to the Linc for todays game

One of the best things about public transit are the poor weather days when driving is too treacherous for the average motorist but the buses just keep running no problem. It takes a team of operators with specialized skill for that to happen!

John Kruk Darren Daulton Lenny Dykstra Mitch Williams Mickey Morandini

@BenjaminGroff What…is….happening here?

My 3 Friday afternoon brain cells

@jeremywalter We can learn something from the spotted lantern fly communication campaign. People seem to universally hate them and celebrate their deaths. Not many things that unite us that much these days

Pseudo serious question: is it more environmentally friendly to squish/kill spotted lantern flys, or not do so but allow them to kill trees.

@KINGS1973 I was saying “our” in terms of the entire industry

@WFCPhillies 2 plants for you ?

This has to have the packers attention Big Time !!!! Addressing Concentration in the Meat-Processing Industry to Lower Food Prices for American Families | The White House whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

@N5Pennies The answer to every question you ask for the next 3 months is labor

strong day in the Cutout overall, masked by the fact that BI hams actually traded volume today and not yesterday. However, hearing that the BI hams might be falling apart so look for that to be a drag on the Cutout near term

@KINGS1973 You can turn bellies into something other than bacon??? But… why!? Asian markets mainly?

@WFCPhillies I don’t see how we get the bellies back into any kind of shape until maybe first half of 2023. What else is interesting Is how much business there is for pork bellies that are not used for bacon. It’s becoming a bigger and bigger item on its own.

Pork packers did a good job selling retail cuts yesterday. Butts and ribs starting to find orders at these levels. Hams showing up a bit. Beef getting shaped up to. Export Biz good. Retail just ok but ok is enough given supply levels.

@chrsvnbk The Chinese are known to be rule followers, so no possible issues there....

Chinese presentor at NPIC says that they are evaluating whether or not their pork production employees can even eat pork in their own homes for biosecurity.

@chrsvnbk would we really expect much favorable news given the current administration and democratic control of both houses?

Thinking of J. Long's comments yesterday: What our industry has allowed in the last 6 months: prop 12, slower line speeds, no 2nd CFAP1 payment...seems like our checkoff dollars are well spent on the abc's of the pork industry.🙄

@BoiiiHog great news, much happiness to you both. You were risking her answer pretty majorly in those shorts

@KINGS1973 Yeah, pretty strange, quiet early in the week and then it picked up

Pork processing meats acting really well going into the short week. That is a good sign.

@ckleene Still surprised BI loins have held up through the week, they are generally available

@WFCPhillies Kill reductions finally having an effect (and bottom picking)…

seems like Mexico back in strong on the hams, everyone calling and looking for them. Pleased we've held Cutout flat through the week

@chrsvnbk Seems like an appropriate sample size 😜

Just had a load come in at 253 this morning, I would say we are pretty current...

@PHLSixersNation Might feel bad in a few days

Does anyone out there actually feel bad for Ben Simmons? It’s not crazy to say that he is struggling mentally

@KINGS1973 Oh for certain… and for it to be the smaller bellies is even stranger. Most packers would be slicing those in house and selling out the bigger I’d suspect

@WFCPhillies I keep waiting for the correction email from the USDA. I am thinking they would have called to confirm that.

Well hams held none of the 8 bucks and somebody sold 15 loads of bellies at 155. I am going to take myself out to lunch and then take a nap. It is to hot to anything else!!