Hog farming is big business
September 28, 2011 at 3:08AM
• Minnesota is the third-largest hog-producing state in the United States.
• In 2010, sale of state hogs put $8 billion into the state's economy.
• Minnesota marketed 14.6 million hogs in 2010.
• In 2009, state swine industry's economic impact was $6 billion.
Source: Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Pork Producers Association
