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USDA Report: Fewer, Larger Hog Farms

2013-10-28 16:04:00| National Hog Farmer

By Joe Vansickle   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released last week provides some startling numbers: U.S. hog farm numbers dropped by 70% from 1991-2009, but hog farm inventories remained stable. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) says the result has been an industry with larger hog operations, increased specialization in a single phase of production, greater reliance on purchased feed rather than homegrown grain and increased use of production contracts. read more

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