Large U.S. hog herd points to lots of pork in supermarkets
U.S. hog farms held 71 million head of pigs at the start of this month, the largest herd ever for this time of the year, said a quarterly USDA report. Analysts said the large number of hogs “should help keep the lid on pork prices at the meat case through 2018,” reported Reuters. The hog… » Read More
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