US - The average retail price of pork was $3.76 per pound in March. That was up 2.2 cents from the month before, but down 11.4 cents from a year ago. March grocery store prices for pork were the second lowest since June. The March average price for bacon at retail was $5.494 per pound. Boneless pork chops averaged $4.146/lb and boneless hams averaged $4.07/lb, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, Ag Economics, MU.The average live price of 51-52% lean slaughter hogs was $46.95/cwt in March. That was 34 cents higher than the month before and $1.34 higher than in March 2015.

　　农业经济学家罗恩·普莱恩(Ron Plain)和斯科特·布朗(Scott Brown)写道，猪肉三月均匀零售价格每磅3.76美元，比上个月价格提高了2.2%，较去年同期相比下跌11.4%。杂货店猪肉三月价格在自去年六月以来猪肉价格水平中排行倒数第二。培根三月均匀零售价格在每磅5.494美元。去骨猪肉均匀每磅4.146美元，去骨火腿均匀每磅4.07美元。含有51%-52%的瘦肉生猪实际均匀美担46.95美元，比上个月提高34美分，与去年同期相比上涨1.34美元。