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Maintaining Markets in Uncharted Times

2014-04-16 15:36:00| National Hog Farmer

By Mark Greenwood, senior vice president, relationship management, AgStar Financial Services ACA We are in an unprecedented time in the swine industry. I am writing this on March 13, and cutout values recently hit $120, which I believe is an all-time record. We have the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) that is raising havoc across the industry. These recent events mean, from an economic perspective, producers will make more money, on average in 2014, with lower production. read more

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