I hardly ever post here, but my Dad and I raised hogs when I was a teenager. The deal with Berkshire hogs is that people are raising them grass fed. They have a house that's climate controlled so they do not root up the ground. Restaurants are paying farms extra to feed them specific fruits and even nuts. They say it improves and gives depth to the flavor. Berkshire hogs can sell for $350.00 -$500.00 each which significantly more than your average hog.
We slaughtered two pigs a year and there is a big difference between what we raised and what you buy in the grocery store. The hogs we killed were pulled aside and fed straight corn. It was some fine eating! I'm not sure that the bread is as important as the feed. You could tell the difference between a hog that was fed straight corn and one that was fed with pellet feed.
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