Pork supply drops 29% from less output, more export
Farmers have cut hog herds, and U.S. packers produced about 1.5 percent less pork this June from last year, said Bob Brown, an independent market analyst in Edmond, Okla.
“You’re getting to a time when demand is good and fresh supplies are the lowest they’ve been in a while,” Brown said. “The only place to turn is to what’s left in the freezer, which is getting pretty skimpy too.”