The combined U.S. and Canadian hog herd is larger than last year. The USDA and Statistics Canada say the joint supply of 88.481 million head in June 2024 was up 1% from June 2023. That included a 2% rise in the market hog inventory, which canceled out a 3% decline in the breeding herd, with […]
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