Jim Long Pork Commentary: Lean hog prices continue to rise
Iowa\Southern Minnesota Lean Hog Price closed last Friday at 79.81₵ lb. It has risen from 63.97₵ lb. average in December. Last February Iowa\Southern Minnesota averaged 58.33₵ lb. The last time Iowa\Southern Minnesota was this high was in February 2014 during PED epidemic when it was 86.72₵ lb.