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Hog Inventory Breaks a Record

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From 2011 through 2014, the lean hog price needed to cover production costs averaged $83 per cwt, as calculated by Iowa State University’s Estimated Livestock Returns. Lower feed costs trimmed the 2015 breakeven price for farrow-to-finish operations to about $66 per cwt. It goes without saying that the market wants to buy more hogs at $66 per cwt than it did at $83. Lower costs let producers increase the herd to get quantity supplied closer to demand.

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  • Schulz, Lee L., 2015. "Hog Inventory Breaks a Record," ISU General Staff Papers 201511010700001464, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:isu:genstf:201511010700001464
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