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Kansas State University researchers found that a corn-based diet low in amino acids can extend time to market by about three and a half to four weeks. The approach was tested as a way to hold pigs on farms while packing plant capacity is limited by COVID-19.
The researchers expect packing capacity to stay tight this fall.
Holding hogs longer eases the farm backlog and reduces the risk of overweight market hogs, but it also changes feed formulation and feed demand on farms. The price effect on hogs is limited to the timing of marketings.
feedstrategy.comAnn ReusJul 2, 2020After 16 past logistics events, Lean Hogs moved a median +1.3% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -1.6% to +3.0%), and -6.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
