Important for grain farmers is that specialized farms rely much more heavily on wheat or corn, which account for 65% of feed or 215 kg per pig, compared with 50% for commercial farms and just 20% ...

Australian Pork Limited CEO Margo Andrae said an average baconer pig will eat around 194 kg of feed over its lifetime. “Depending on its growth stage, 70-85pc of that ration will be grain,” Ms Andrae ...