A larger percentage of hog production occurs in the Midwestern United States and the
largest individual state production (from the top producer down) includes Iowa, North
Carolina, Minnesota, and Illinois. Early access to the eastern coastal cities of the United
States via the Erie Canal may have helped create this farming trend. Although pigs are
often said to have large appetites and consume everything in sight, today’s farming
practices tend towards careful diets that result in leaner meat. Most of the feed for hogs
will contain corn or soybean meal, likely linking this market closely to grain markets. A
large percentage of the thiamin in the average person’s diet comes from pork.
Globally, exports, production, and consumption are distributed as follows:
In the US, the per capita consumption of pork compares to beef and chicken as illustrated in the following graph:
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