date:Aug 12, 2014
reportable segments are: Fresh Pork, Packaged Meats, Hog Production, International and Corporate.
The changes to the company's reportable segments have been applied retrospectively for all periods presented.
Fresh Pork
Fresh pork operating margins improved to two per cent, or $5 per head. Tight supplies combined with resilient domestic and export demand pushed the USDA cut-out 30 per cent higher and offset a comparable increase in live hog prices. The company processed eight per cent fewer h