Hog market context near Hart, MI, with illustrative values and a direct path to GrainBrief source health.
Michigan's hog industry is centered in the lower peninsula, particularly the central Thumb region and west Michigan fruit-belt counties. The state's proximity to Great Lakes grain terminals and ethanol DDG supply makes hog feeding economics similar to Ohio and Indiana.
Smithfield Premium Genetics Michigan; Spartan Stores contract operations; Michigan Pork Producers Association
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