# Wholesale pork demand―It matters to the entire industry

> A National Pork Board article cites research finding that a 1% change in wholesale pork demand corresponds to a 0.435% change in the slaughter hog price. The study uses wholesale pork volumes and inflation-adjusted cutout values to build a demand index. The piece describes how consumer demand flows through the pork supply chain.

- Date: 2026-09-14 · published 2026-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17616-wholesale-pork-demand-it-matters-to-the-entire-industry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The estimated elasticity shows how sensitive hog prices are to shifts in wholesale pork demand, which matters for hog feed buying. Weak wholesale demand would therefore pressure hog prices and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/wholesale-pork-demand-it-matters-to-the-entire-industry

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