That’s the question facing Ontario Pork – and by extension producers – as it assesses the costs and benefits of moving to FOB plant pricing
by DON STONEMAN
In the face of so many marketing issues, transporting pigs to market may seem the least of considerations for producers. Yet it is emblematic of the changes and challenges that they will confront as the industry moves toward more choice in selling hogs.
Pork producers market hogs together and critical service suppliers, such as graders and truckers, are part of the settlement system that is now being questioned – and to some degree is under attack– as producers seek more choice in marketing.