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SAMPSON COUNTY -- With corn prices on the rise, some local pigs are eating candy with their corn meal.

Albert Smith, a local pork farmer, has replaced 5 percent of their normal feed with trail mix.

He says the pigs are quite fond of their new diet, adding that "they prefer trail mix with M&M's."

Jeff Hansen, a livestock nutritionist, says the dietary suppliments are good for them.  He insists it is just a matter of  "the same nutrients coming from other ingredients."

Smith estimates his savings will net around $25,000 this year.

Reported by Bernadette Jay

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