Source: Chris Hurt, INDIANA PRAIRIE FARMER, 6/6/18


Some say, “Ignorance is bliss!” I guess that means you can’t worry about things you don’t know about. I’m going to throw bliss out the window and tell pork producers there is something to worry about.  The pork industry is facing a long stretch of losses that began in late 2017 and extends for as far as the current outlook can see. By my estimates, farrow-to-finish operations lost from $4 to $11 per head in the last three quarters.

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