RPT-INSIGHT-Growing U.S. hog herd, flat Chinese demand slams pork prices
February 09, 2015 at 07:00 AM EST
CHICAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - For decades, Chuck Souder relied on corn and soybeans to keep his 400-acre Iowa farm running, but with corn selling for half its price two years ago and soybeans slumping, Souder has shifted to what he hopes will be a more profitable crop: Pigs.