date:May 22, 2014
son is accepting for slaughter hogs that tip the scales around 295 lbs (134 kg), 10 to 15 percent heavier than usual, said Steve Stouffer, president of fresh meats at Tyson.
The bigger pigs have not caused problems in plants that are used to handling smaller hogs, and farmers are likely to produce them at that size until it is no longer economical to do so, Stouffer said.
Smith said Tyson will reduce hog slaughter and pork production levels more than usual during the July through September per