Cheaper corn lifts hog profi ts
Tags: CORN -- Prices; PORK industry
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- Carolina pork producers bringing home the bacon despite high corn prices. Roberson, Roy // Southeast Farm Press Exclusive Insight;10/ 1/2012, p7
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The article discusses the impact of the decline in the corn prices on the profits of pork producers in the U.S. It notes that high-priced corn has enhanced the hog producers in the nation. It also outlines the factors that contribute to lower feed costs which include abundant and cheap feed...
- A Pig is What it Eats. Miller, Dale // National Hog Farmer;2/15/2012, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p5
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