Good times for U.S. hog farmers may end in 2007

Instead, Harrison might have to content himself with buying a new tractor to replace an old one and repairing his irrigation system, because he and other U.S. hog producers are betting that not-so-good times are just around the corner.

Always cyclical, the $15 billion U.S. hog industry is starting to get worried about skyrocketing feed prices, which are putting a pinch on farmers' profits of the last few years.

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Source: Reuters

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