Summary
Hog prices continued even lower in April due to a combination of oversupply and weaker demand going into the warmer months.
Policy
The Ministry of Agriculture has continued to hold meetings, but there has been relatively little in terms of policy response.
On April 17, the Ministry of Agriculture held meetings with the hog industry. This meeting talked about strictly limiting new capacity and accelerating the culling of low-yielding sows.
On April 28, the Ministry of Agriculture held the...