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2014 Could be Best Year for Pork in a Decade

2014-01-17 16:42:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Purdue University Slow expansion of the U.S. pork industry fueled by low feed costs will likely result in more rapid growth of pork stocks in the latter part of 2014, says Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt. That could result in 2014 turning into the best year for pork producers in nearly a decade. If corn and soybean meal prices stay low as expected, hog weights and pork production should continue to increase into 2015, Hurt says. read more

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