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How High Can Hog Markets Go?
2014-03-24 18:21:00| National Hog Farmer
By Steve Malakowsky, AgStar Financial Services After a few weeks of continued market increases in the hog industry, the only topic on everyones mind is how high can these markets go? Looking back just two months, we have seen margins for the next 12 months improve by over $35 per head on what were already historically high margins. Back when this opportunity was presented, most producers took advantage and locked in some very good profits for 2014. However, since that time, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has changed the hog world as we knew it, and I know many individuals have been second guessing their decisions and are trying to manage their business accordingly. read more
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