GREENSBURG, Ind. – A new Hoosier Ag Today report shows nationwide pork production is up despite some farms recovering from the PED virus.
Numbers show pork is on pace to pass beef production for the first time since 1952.
USDA projected 2015 pork output at 23.9 billion pounds opposed to projected beef production of 23.8 billion pounds.
High-priced hogs and low-lost feed will help hogs become readily available as farms unaffected by PED grow their herds, Reuters reports.
The virus was responsible for killing an estimated eight million piglets.
