Hog producers across the country are assessing their ability to continue. Their equity is exhausted, weighed down by losses of $30 a pig or more for at least two years. U.S. country-of-origin labelling has mostly shut down the weanling export business. The recession and trade restrictions linked to the H1N1 flu virus hammered pork demand, wiping out an anticipated spring hog price rally. Western Producer reporter Ed White explores the tough decisions facing producers and the types of operations that will survive in the environment after the crisis.
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