Economist shares outlook on potential growth in the pork industry

Economist shares outlook on potential growth in the pork industry

A livestock economist says potential growth in the pork industry depends on a couple of different factors.

Dr. Steve Meyer, with Iowa-based Partners for Production Agriculture, says some of the challenges facing expansion are labor and production costs.

He tells Brownfield, “I don’t think these costs are going anywhere. Maybe a little, but we’re not going back to the $50s or $60s and I’ll be surprised if we get to the $70s.

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