# Rabobank: Pork producers stay cautious of herd expansion | MEAT+POULTRY

> Rabobank's Global Pork Quarterly Q1 2025 says producers remain cautious about herd expansion despite lower feed costs and better productivity. Rabobank flags uncertainty from US tariff policy, which could reroute trade, along with ASF, PRRS and a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Germany that led to import suspensions. Rabobank also expects possible inflation in some regions to weigh on pork demand.

- Date: 2025-02-24 · published 2025-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26033-rabobank-pork-producers-stay-cautious-of-herd-expansion-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Restrained herd growth limits pork supply expansion, which supports hog prices, while trade rerouting and disease-driven import bans add price volatility. Lower feed costs remain a partial offset for producers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-02-17 | [Pork producers wary about expansion amid economic, political concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26034-pork-producers-wary-about-expansion-amid-economic-political-concerns.md) | -0.8% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-06-29 | [U.S. pork producers continued herd contraction - USDA - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41101-u-s-pork-producers-continued-herd-contraction-usda-pro-farmer.md) | +0.7% | +7.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-02-14 | [Rabobank: Global pork production to slow in 2024 \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31661-rabobank-global-pork-production-to-slow-in-2024-feed-strategy.md) | +10.1% | +12.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-28 | [CoBank details pork market challenges \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35178-cobank-details-pork-market-challenges-meat-poultry.md) | -0.4% | -15.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-15 | [Market Insights: The three stories of protein \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/605-market-insights-the-three-stories-of-protein-meat-poultry.md) | -2.4% | — |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/31516-rabobank-pork-producers-stay-cautious-of-herd-expansion

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