Just when it looked like hogproduction was headed safely back to profitability in 2014, hot and dry weatherlate in the growing season has threatened the bright outlook, writes ChrisHurt.
Rapid increases in feed prices haveraised expected costs nearly $5 per live hundredweight from their lows in earlyAugust. According to Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt, this hasnot wiped out the profit potential, but should make hog producers more cautiousabout expansion.
之前曾有人预测，美国2014年的猪肉产出将会重回盈利水平，但是这段时间以来的炎热和干燥天气让这一设想落空。
同时，生猪的饲养成本也达到了5美元/100斤，这一饲养成本比八月初上涨很多，经济学家表示，这是炎热天气造成的影响，猪农也会因此减小生猪的饲养规模。
