Cash hog prices have fallen from the record highs of 2014 and the long-feared packing capacity crunch is now upon us, pushing hog prices to their lowest level since 2009. However, the lowest production costs since 2010, continued strong domestic demand for U.S. pork and rebounding U.S. pork exports are mitigating the impact of large pork supplies and extremely high capacity utilization, but…
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