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2. Sow Farm Performance

8. COMPANY Averages for Sow FarmPerformace

10. Benchmark Thinking 1.How do I compare to other pork producers right now? Am I above average, below average or in the middle of the pack? 2.No matter where I rank today, what are my strengths and weaknesses? 3.What is my RATE OF CHANGE over the past 5 to 10 years compared to the average rate of change in other pork production companies

11. Rate of Change Benchmarking for Sow Farm Performance

12. Edwards S & E Baxter. Producing two tonnes of pigs per sow. Advances in Pig Production: 23: 185-189, 2012

14. Benchmark Thinking 1.Compare to the relevant granularity A.Your company v. other companies’ performance (COMPANY LEVEL; sow farms & finishing). B.Individual sow farms v. all sow farms (SOW FARM LEVEL) C.Indexed individual finishing closeouts (or a set of closeouts) v. indexed rollup of finishing closeouts (INDEXED CLOSEOUT LEVEL) D.Key performance item v. the universe of performance on that same item (ITEM LEVEL; sow farms & finishing).

15. Nursery, Finishing & Wean-to-Finish Closeout Performance

19. NURSERY BENCHMARKING INSIGHTS The Power of Organized Data™

23. Example of a ‘report card’ for nursery closeout

24. COMPANY Averages for Nursery & Finishing Performance

27. Weaned Pig Cost

30. Nursery, Finishing, Wean-to-Finish Cost of Production

31. 2014 Cost of Production Analysis Based on Closeouts

32. Carcass Weight & Load Weight Variation How to Increase Revenue (And I Mean by a Bunch!)

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40. Benchmarking Insights 1.Bottom 25% NEVER moves up to the average or up into the Top 25%. 2.Average RARELY moves up to the Top 25% and NEVER up into the Top 10%.

41. Weaned Pig cost is driven mainly by sow farm productivity