date:May 22, 2014
iod, when pig supplies are expected to be lowest. Summer is typically a slower production period.
We've run reduced hours, Smith said. We'll manage our hours to the supply.
The company has no specific plan for how it will lower production and is managing supplies from week to week, Stouffer said. If summer is cooler and wetter than usual, fewer hogs are likely to die from heat, which could offset some of the lower supplies, he said.
Tyson is also trying to offset the decrease in supply by com