U.S. hog producers continue to increase productivity. The USDA says there were 75.8 million hogs and pigs in the U.S. on December 1st, an increase of 1% from a year ago. Breeding inventory was up slightly from last year, but down a percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory was up 1 percent from […]
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