Pork producers are being advised to wait a couple of months before deciding on production levels. / Journal & Courier file photo
The pork industry has been trying to play catch-up in recent years. And a potential break in prices or a change in production methods might help the industry.
The next 60 days are the most crucial for the hog and grain industries, as time will tell the amount and quality of product that will be produced during a late-planting season.
According to Chris Hurt, agricultural economist at Purdue University, some parts of Indiana are 73 percent planted as of June 16, which could mean another year of high pork and grain prices, which farmers have been battling since the drought of 2008.
“A delayed planting makes a vulnerability that crop yields might be less than what we expect,” Hurt said.
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