USDA : Livestock, Dairy, Poultry Special Report Notice
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - December 2, 2004
The following electronic report is now available:
MARKET INTEGRATION IN THE NORTH AMERICAN HOG INDUSTRIES.
About 8 percent of the hogs slaughtered in the United States in 2004
will originate in Canada—many more than 10 years ago. Canadian hogs have
flowed into the United States in response to significant structural
changes in the U.S. pork industry, concurrent with policy changes in
Canada. This, combined with a strong U.S./Canadian dollar exchange rate,
created incentives to expand hog operations in Ontario and to start
production in Manitoba. In 15 years, an open border and pronounced
breeding herd efficiencies helped to increase Canadian hog exports to
the United States by more than eight-fold.
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