tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post8464523796683057478..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Swine-flu updateusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-69149199497656615772009-05-04T07:36:00.000-04:002009-05-04T07:36:00.000-04:00Hmm. That's past the limit of my knowledge of ani...Hmm. That's past the limit of my knowledge of animal agricultural economics. I think of grain and oilseed markets as almost entirely globalized, but don't know the answer to your question about slaughtered pigs. I'd be interested to hear where you are going with the question.usfoodpolicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-51359788836419935242009-05-02T22:40:00.000-04:002009-05-02T22:40:00.000-04:00Is the pork industrially globalized? That is, if ...Is the pork industrially globalized? That is, if you slaughter pigs in New Zealand, adjusting for transportation costs would this have the same effect on pork supplies in Thailand as if you slaughtered pigs in Brazil?<br /><br />Can the pork industry regenerate easily? If you slaughter a given % of piggies, assuming farm supports can farm capacity be restored easily within say, two years by making imports from unslaughtered capacity? I guess I'm asking the adult pig population doubling time assuming unlimited $$.Phillip Huggannoreply@blogger.com