At the same time, the value of Fulton County hog sales more than doubled from 2007 to 2012, from $7.13 million to $15.92 million, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Confinements like Runway Ridge provide badly needed jobs and a market for local grain, the Illinois Pork Producers Association says, as well as contributing tax dollars to local communities and school districts.