Barrows and gilts cash prices near Tar Heel, NC. USDA AMS MARS Report 2498 — national weighted average with North Carolina context. Updated daily Monday–Friday.
North Carolina ranks #2 in hog inventory despite being a non-Corn Belt state. The Duplin-Sampson-Bladen county triangle in the coastal plain hosts the highest hog density in the eastern U.S. Smithfield's Tar Heel complex is the single largest pork harvesting facility on the planet.
Smithfield Tar Heel (world's largest single pork plant, 32,000 hogs/day); Murphy-Brown; Carroll's Foods
USDA AMS Report 2498 captures the prior day's national weighted average for barrows and gilts. North Carolina producers selling through packer contracts receive this benchmark price adjusted for their specific contract terms — lean percentage premiums/discounts, sort loss, and transportation. GrainBrief Pro shows the national benchmark plus the typical North Carolina basis range derived from historical AMS data.
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