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Farrow-to-finish hog margins fell to breakeven for the week ending October 24, from $7.84 per head a week earlier. The West Cornbelt lean carcass value averaged $66.65/cwt, down from $69.87.
The pork cutout dropped $4 to $76.35/cwt amid lackluster demand.
Lower pork cutout and carcass values signal weaker packer and producer returns, which tends to reduce hog slaughter incentives and pressure lean hog prices.
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Tumbling wholesale pork prices and lackluster demand eroded farrow-to-finish margins to breakeven, consistent with bearish hog fundamentals.
Cutout drop of $4 and margins falling to breakeven reflect lackluster demand pressuring hog prices (published a day after window, covering week to Oct 24).
Farrow-to-finish margins dropped to breakeven as the cutout fell on lackluster demand, reinforcing bearish fundamentals.
