What Happens When A Pig Can't Go To The Market? Hog Farmers Face Agonizing Decision | NBC News
In short, Space, Feed consumption, Re-generation of pig population, likewise, to other farm animals are straining the farmers. When no babies is born, they just become a generation gap or farmers might loose his stock totally. Is like a aging farm animals at the farms. There is no shortage, but pigs are not slaughtering at previous capacity, hence market will see shortages.