Dr. Derald Holtkamp: Global Swine Benchmarking Project - Part 1 | Ep. 227

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Derald Holtkamp from Iowa State University explains how the global swine benchmarking project compares biological and financial performance across countries. He discusses annual reports, market data, quarterly updates, and why producers should focus on relative country positions rather than isolated numbers. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"Quarterly benchmarking updates can make global swine data more current by adjusting prices, feed ingredients, and exchange rates."

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Derald Holtkamp is a Professor of Swine Production Medicine at Iowa State University. He earned both his M.S. and D.V.M. from Iowa State University, where his work has focused on swine production medicine, production economics, biosecurity, outbreak investigations, and global benchmarking. His research supports practical, data-driven strategies that improve swine health and production systems worldwide. Learn more from Dr. Derald Holtkamp on The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:29) Introduction
• (02:19) Global benchmarking
• (03:58) Asian data
• (05:43) Quarterly updates
• (07:29) Representative farms
• (09:09) Data interpretation
• (12:48) Closing thoughts

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