As of March 1, there were 72.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from March 2022 but down 2% from Dec. 1, 2022, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S....
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook No. (LDP-M-348) 31 pp
June 2023
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: June 2023
by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for June 2023...
In this economic update, learn about the key issues and challenges in the current pork markets and how teams at the Pork Board are supporting market development.
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Estimates suggest that in the past year, 14% of primary and processed pork volumes had an outdoor claim, according to Kantar data. Sales have outperformed the total pork market over the past year, in spite of the outdoor price...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Friday as the market recovered after sliding to life-of-contract lows this week.
The market was due for a bounce as losses were overdone, brokers said.
"We've been on just about a complete...
Lyle Jones, Genesus Director of Sales, China
China’s Hog Market is a tough one for producers. A quick glance at the price trend graph below shows slaughter prices have remained all but unchanged for the last 30 days. Last Friday’s...
Improved Wholesale Pork Prices Widen Packer Spread in July
July was another month in 2023 when most pork producers would have been fortunate to break even. Federally inspected (FI) July hog slaughter, estimated at about 9.6 million head, was 3.2...
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slipped on Tuesday, as uncertainty over Chinese pork demand continued and animal weights were expected to increase on cooling U.S. temperatures, analysts said.
Meanwhile, Chicago’s cattle futures firmed a bit on Tuesday, amid steady...