date:Apr 10, 2014
in February, the lowest since February 2011.
Prices were also lower than last year in France, Denmark, the Netherlands and Poland, according to ISN. Hog futures in Chicago rose to a record $1.33425 a pound on March 18, and are 32% higher than a year ago after falling 2.1% today to $1.1915 a pound.
Russia ranks as the worlds second-biggest pork importer, after Japan. Consumer prices for pork in the country were about 239.6 rubles a kilogram ($3.06 a pound) on March 1, up 3.7% from the previous