Wheat prices in some areas have dipped below corn values, leading some pork producers to turn to wheat as an attractive feed alternative to corn. Reuters reported this summer that The Maschhoffs were already buying more wheat for its animals and reformulating feed rations, and others in the industry have followed suite.Feeding wheat to pigs isn't without concerns. In addition to grinding the wheat a little coarser than corn to avoid ulcers in pigs, wheat can also be infected with the mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol (DON), also known as vo mi toxin, which can sicken hogs.
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