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Is it the right time to expand

Profit margins are much tighter in 2015 than were originally anticipated.

Purdue ag economist Chris Hurt says pork producers should lower their profitability expectations for the remainder of the year.  “If the industry has already expanded enough to efficiently drive supplies up and push prices down to break-even,” he says.  “We should say be very cautious about expansion of the herd.”

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