It’s been a challenging year for pork. The National Pork Producers Council says input costs were up about 60 percent from where they were three years ago. And the price of pork isn’t supporting that. Holly Cook, economist for NPPC, says the bright spot for pork is exports, but other than that, pork farmers are faced with incredible economic challenges. 

It’s been a challenging year for pork. The National Pork Producers Council says input costs were up about 60 percent from where they were three years ago. And the price of pork isn’t supporting that. Holly Cook, economist for NPPC, says the bright spot for pork is exports, but other than that, pork farmers are faced with incredible economic challenges.

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