Data on the Swine Industry for Research and Extension Workers in Agricultural Economics

Excerpts: In March, 1925, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics published a preliminary report, "What Makes Hog Prices?" which presented the results of a detailed analysis of the principal forces that affect hog prices. That study showed that the dominant forces that control hog prices were the level of consumer demand, the general price-level, the supply of hogs brought to market, the market situation as regarded pork and lard storage stocks and anticipated changes in supplies. Since that study was based largely upon pre-war data, and did not attempt to analyze the current market situation, many students of the hog market have wanted data to keep in touch with the developing situation, and to make further studies on the price forces. The tables included in this present compilation were arranged by L. H. Goddard to meet this need. The sources of each series of figures are given in such a way that all of the tables may be readily kept up-to-date. Some of the tables apply to other food products. They are included to give a complete record for the use of those who are interested in the relationships between the supplies and prices of possible competing or alternative products.