In talking with local meat processors and salesmen, expect to pay a lot more for meat this year as prices are already up 40-50%, and it will get worse. From Maureen Hayden, Finding a vaccine is critical for Indiana, one of the country’s top pork producing states, where the industry contributes about $3 billion a year to the economy, according to agriculture officials. As of late March, the Indiana Board of Animal Health reported cases of the virus in 43 of Indiana’s 92 counties, with tens of thousands of piglets lost. The virus also affects consumers’ wallets: The Chicago of Board Trade reports the price of pork products has jumped more than 45 percent since the beginning of the year.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:50:15 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015