Pork stockpiles in the U.S. rose 13 percent at the end of April from a year earlier, the government said, as adverse weather and high prices reduced demand. Warehouses held 545.8 million pounds of pork on April 30, up from 483.71 million a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a report. Inventories fell 5 percent from the end of March, reports Bloomberg.
Heavy rainfall in parts of the Midwest has limited outdoor grilling opportunities.