After two challenging years, pork producers eye $15 per head profit in 2025 as feed costs begin to ease.

After weathering two of its toughest years on record, the U.S. pork industry is finally seeing a glimmer of hope, with economists forecasting an average $15 per head profit for producers in 2025. This projected turnaround, if realized, will be the quickest recovery the pork industry has ever experienced, according to Lee Schulz, chief economist at Ever.Ag.

“To date, 2023 was the worst year for producer...