Hog prices plunge after WHO cancer risk rating

U.S. hog prices are the lowest in six years, with the swift drop in market prices following the rating by the WHO’s cancer research agency of processed meats such as bacon and ham as “carcinogenic to humans,” says Purdue economist Chris Hurt. Prices for slaughter hogs were 52 cents per pound before the Oct. 26… » Read More

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