390 Pork Production 



The most important factor in the demand for any year 

 is probably to be found in the general economic conditions 

 which prevail throughout the country. More pork is 

 eaten when business is good, when labor is regularly em- 

 ployed and well paid, than when times are hard and labor 

 employment is uncertain and wages low. Another fact 

 which exerts an important influence on demands is that 

 more pork is eaten when the price is relatively low than 

 when it is high. The maximum price of pork is ordinarily 

 limited just below the point where the average consumer 

 cannot afford to eat it. 



