
Archer Financial analyst Dennis Smith said new hog slaughter plants in Iowa and Michigan will prevent backlogs during peak fall production. Daily slaughter set records at 460,000 head, while pork inventories are falling as exports and domestic consumption absorb supply.
Smith flagged Mexico's pullback during NAFTA renegotiation as a risk.
Expanded packing capacity and firm domestic and export demand support hog prices despite record output. Uncertainty over NAFTA and Mexican pork purchases is a downside risk for pork prices and feed demand.
Tras 85 eventos alcista de comercio pasados, Cerdo magro se movió una mediana de +0,8 % en 5 sesiones (54% al alza; mitad central entre -1,8 % y +4,5 %), y +4,0 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.