Shoppers preparing to feast on ham for Christmas can do so without breaking their budget, thanks to record amounts of pork as the industry rebounds from a deadly pig virus, said analysts following the government's monthly cold storage report on Tuesday.
Christmas is the top-ranked holiday for eating ham, followed by Thanksgiving and Easter, according to the National Pork Board.
November pork stocks hit a record for the month at 561.9 million pounds, eclipsing the previous November high of 558.7 million pounds in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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