Iowa State University Extension is estimating hog farmers lost an average of $34 per head in the first quarter. That’s the largest drop in producer profitability in ten years. With this scenario, liquidation is happening in the hog business. Smithfield Foods is one example with the recent news it is closing nearly 40 sow operations in Missouri.
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