In 2023 Arkansas’s pork production accounted for roughly $66 million in economic development to the state
Current estimates indicate 95 percent or more of the swine in Arkansas are grown under contract. The contracting company supplies the hogs, feed, fieldmen for herd health and production management and a market for the hogs.
The average American eats approximately 51 pounds of pork annually.
Between 1980 and 2005, changes in genetics and feeding programs have reduced the time required to grow a pig to full weight by 15 percent and increased lean muscle by 45 percent.
Insulin and about 40 other medicines are derived from hogs.