Contract finishing in Canada and the US has been growing in popularity for the past decade Hytek in Manitoba contracts finishing barns in Iowa and Minnesota. The advantage to a farrowing facility contracting a finisher is the savings in facility costs, which operation of these facilities accounts for 20% of costs. Contract C is the most common purchased because it includes the facilities, labour, utilities, maintenance, taxes, insurance, and manure removal. The contractor of the barn must provide adequate facilities (biosecurity, design, etc.), environmental compliance, maintain financial records, have a good location, a good contract and fee, be a low cost operator, give a proposed term, and have a high reputation. In addition to all of that, the contractee must be able to provide quality pigs that can grow to genetic potential.