Trade concerns and large hog supplies have proven to be the perfect formula for lower hog prices, but slaughter weights are not expected to drop much.
As weights rise, pork expansion expected to slow
A small number of expansion projects are being delayed as the industry sorts through the large number of pigs, says Steve Meyer, economist with Kerns & Associates in Ames, Iowa.
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