date:Jan 29, 2013
error for world crop production, with pork production and pork pricing in the second half of 2013 highly dependent upon crop growing conditions. There is also uncertainty regarding the pace and magnitude of European Union enforcement of the ban on sow crates.
The pace of pork demand growth is the primary unknown for industry margins in 2013, and is dependent upon economic growth in the developing world, according to Rabobank.
Despite the higher feed input costs, the U.S. swine breeding herd ha