On Saturday night, I sat down with the pork producers in my region. They seemed very worried about the future, because there appears to be a vertical concentration between the geneticists that give them the genetics and the agri-food companies that provide the food. They take the same pork in their own slaughterhouses to export to niche markets.
So, the producer is at home. Basically, he provides his time, buildings and land for a set amount, from $16 to $22 for pork. The producers have little choice left but to keep pork. It's a way to keep people paid, but they are self-employed workers who give more of their time.