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Bill Even discusses pork profitability in 2025
The CEO of the National Pork Board says the U.S. pork industry turned a corner in 2024.
Bill Even tells Brownfield, “2022-2023 was very difficult for our producers financially,” he said. “We just had really large cost increases due to inflation, and then high feed input costs. It just really pushed our producers under water financially.”
He says producers are keeping a close eye on feed costs in 2025. “We’re very sensitive to feed costs. We also recognize that people growing corn and soybeans need to make a living too. Hopefully, the market finds a happy medium. We’re always interested in long-range partnerships with corn and soybean growers as well.”
Even says hog markets have held up surprisingly well which has helped improve profitability for producers.
He spoke to Brownfield at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress.
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