April 2026 U.S. pork production was the largest for any April on record. The USDA says pork production of 2.347 billion pounds was up slightly on the year, pushed to that all-time high by a two pound gain in the average live weight to 293 pounds, which canceled out a 1% dip in slaughter to […]
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