date:Dec 25, 2012
lain notes it looks like 2012 will be a new record year for US pork exports but domestic demand will depend on how the economy does.
He says things look soft in the fourth quarter but we can be optimistic about some economic growth in 2013 and, if so, hog prices might set a new annual record next year but if the US economy slows, there probably won't be enough demand, even with less pork on the market, to push hog prices much above this year's level.