Up until late last year, Phil Anwender ran a 500-sow, farrow to finish operation. But in December, as the loonie’s value rose and market hog prices crashed, this Sebringville-area producer decided it was time to get out.
LONDON — Ontario pork producers, in the midst of what many are calling a “perfect storm” are trying to determine if this is a “normal” low in the traditional hog cycle or part of something more threatening. With another dismal year predicted, individual producers must decide whether to stick it out in the hope that eventual higher prices will make up the difference or cut their losses now.