In a similar way, production and price cycles can be an important consideration in the timing of decisions on facility improvements, new facility construction, or general expansion of the hog operation. Investment in new facilities or in facility expansion, for example, might be planned so that the initial new output flow coincides as closely as possible with the upturn phase of the price cycle. Annual Farrowings and Pork Production in the U.S. Figure 2a. Changes in Hog Prices and Pork Production. Sow Farrowings by Quarters.
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