Hogs will be ready for market there by next fall. And Carroll's plans to move sows into Iowa as well. Details are not being released yet, but the sows will arrive somewhere in the state next spring. By this time next year, the company expects to have 30,000 more sows. But size is not everything, says Sonny Faison, Carroll's Foods president.
Least cost is the name of the game.
Minimum of 60,000 sows, he says. Then you can have your own feed mill, transportation system and veterinarian. One disadvantage of size is publicity, he says. Large growers catch a lot more attention than the small farmer. We are in the spotlight more.