"hog-corn ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hog-corn ratios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hog-corn ratio (plural hog-corn ratios)
  1. The number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of live hogs, used by farmers to decide whether it is more lucrative to sell their corn or to feed hogs with it and sell those. Synonyms: corn-hog ratio
    Sense id: en-hog-corn_ratio-en-noun--7fTEmNK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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