1.   He is a rough man with a truck who buys and sells hogs for a living, but his battered hands mop away tears as he recalls these events.

2.   High grain costs forced some farmers to sell their hogs before the animals reached market weight, rather than shoulder the rising cost of feeding their hog herd.

3.   Now, farmers are trying to sell the hogs before demand slows, analysts said.

4.   Producers will likely sell hogs instead.

5.   Tapper said he has not had any problem selling his hogs, nor has he had any problems with a large-scale operation near his own farm.

6.   The weekend storm in the Corn Belt made much of the ground to muddy for harvest, giving farmers time to sell hogs.