Hog prices below cost of production because of trade war

Pork producers will struggle through this winter with market prices below the cost of production, says economist Chris Hurt of Purdue University. “Record pork production and trade disputes continue to be the near-term drag on prices,” wrote Hurt at the farmdoc Daily blog, adding that futures prices in the spring and summer “will be high… » Read More

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