Alton, Ia | tmrand - 11/8/2026 17:48
I've got to be honest with you.........it's just hard to get shook up about the pork market in any shape or fashion. Since the BIGS have taken that over........I don't really see how any of it relates to anyone on the farm level who would care. I suppose there are a few contract growers left who might be getting squeezed. But even then.........if the BIGS want the PIGS........that'll probably continue on anyway.
The #2 group in number of sows ranked by Successful Farming magazine is Pipestone Management, which is mostly a collection of independent feeders. Yes, there is a lot of "integrated production", but there are more farmer owned sows than people realize. |
Hog mkt. crash?
