June 16, 2010

North American hog markets see increase in hog equipment sales

 

The managing director of Crystal Springs Hog Equipment says improved optimism in the North American hog industry is fueling the increase in sales of hog equipment.

One year ago the North American hog industry was facing what has been described as its worst ever crisis. The economic squeeze virtually halted the sale of new hog equipment.

Crystal Springs managing director Jonathan Kleinsasser, who was on hand last week for World Pork Expo in Des Moines, said the challenges forced the company to diversify and develop products to help producers become more efficient.

He said, "Having suffered through this we learned a lot and from our perspective had to learn to operate leaner, to be innovative and come up with products that once it bounces back will be in high demand. And that is products that make you become more efficient."

Kleinsasser said the mood in the North American pork industry today is 100% improved from this time one year ago and this improvement is the reason fueling a huge increase in business.