Robert Carman, Farm Credit Services of America Retail Commercial Lender-Swine, reflects on the challenges hog farmers faced in 2023 and shares a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2024. He discusses rising costs, declining demand, and historic losses, drawing comparisons to 1998. Carman highlights potential relief with projected decreases in corn and soybean prices, navigates the uncertainties of interest rates and inflation, and points to the positive impact of hog exports to Mexico on future sales.
