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Hog/corn ratio
The Hog/corn ratio (or corn/hog ratio is the number of
Hog/corn corn/hog ratio)
bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of live hogs
References
(feed ratio). Put another way, the price of hogs, per hun- • This article incorporates public domain material
dredweight, divided by the price of corn per bushel. Since from the Congressional Research Service document
corn is a major input cost to hog producers, the higher "Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of
the price of hogs relative to corn, the more profit there is Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" by Jasper
in feeding hogs. Womach.
See also
• Pork cycle
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