Biggest increase on hog breeding inventory since late 1990s

Hog farmers “are significantly ramping up pork production,” says Farm Futures, pointing to the 4 percent increase in the breeding inventory in the three months ending on Dec 1 vs the same period in 2013. That is the largest year-on-year increase since the late 1990s, it said. Besides the upturn in breeding stock, the quarterly Hogs and… » Read More

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