Source: Jennifer Shike, PORK BUSINESS, 12/9/20


2020 hog slaughter has certainly challenged capacity this year, and it’s been a good test – and no minor test at that – said Iowa State University ag economist Lee Schulz. “Higher slaughter levels are weighing on prices as you’d expect. We have all the uncertainty around demand. But, if you are looking for some positives in that, we are testing those capacity levels and coming out pretty good,” Schulz told AgriTalk host Chip Flory on Tuesday. People often refer to capacity as the “sticker on the plant,” Schulz added, or how many hogs you can run through the plant.

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