A combination of economics and environmental regulations make small to medium-sized hog operations in the American Midwest more competitive with the pork-producing giants, says a specialist in global development and the environment. Whether Ontario’s pork producers will also benefit is not so clear
by DON STONEMAN
Demand for corn to make ethanol means that the good times are over for pork integrators in the United States. Will that translate into prosperity at some time in the future for today’s hard-pressed Ontario pork producers? Opinions are divided.