date:May 22, 2014
added that the company expected to see a live hog supply impact during the Hormels fiscal third and fourth quarters.
But the price impact, in terms of whats going on in the country in terms of pork supplies, was very pronounced during the second quarter and very sharp, he said. Thats always the hardest in our area, when we get a quick, steep increase in cost. Trim costs, selling costs, you name it Theyre rocketing up and those have been very difficult to price against.
For the quarter, Hormel