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Struggling farmers are selling midwest hogs ad hoc and online
civileats.com

Struggling farmers are selling midwest hogs ad hoc and online

An under-the-radar market has sprung up to prevent euthanizing pigs and help support farmers. But communities on the receiving end have limited processing capacity and big concerns.
Closure of Smithfield and other plants forces South Dakota pork producers to consider desperate measures
investigatemidwest.org

Closure of Smithfield and other plants forces South Dakota pork producers to consider desperate measures

The closure of major pork processing plants across the U.S. has state officials and pork producers in South Dakota planning for the worst — the potential euthanization of thousands of hogs that cannot be sold.

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