Comparison of close to a year’s data suggests that Ontario producers in 2011 do have price equivalency with U.S. producers
by RANDY DUFFY
Ontario’s hog supply, relative to processing demand, has changed significantly over time. Ontario has shifted from a region producing many more hogs than were processed within the province to today’s situation where hog production is much more in balance with processing. In 2011, Ontario processors have found that they have had to pay more to procure hogs.
The discussion as to whether Ontario hog producers have price equivalency with the United States has been going on for a long time. Historically, the comparison of Ontario prices with U.S. prices has not been straightforward.