# Pork Industry Outlook Improving in 2025, Cook Says - Pork Business

> NPPC economist Holly Cook said pork producer profitability improved significantly over the past year, with 2024 farrow-to-finish returns averaging a negative $1 per hog but positive from April onward. USDA forecasts a 2.7% rise in 2025 pork production and a 4.0% rise in hog prices.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26200-pork-industry-outlook-improving-in-2025-cook-says-pork-business
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected higher hog prices and lower feed costs support producer margins and the demand for feed. Pork supply growth of 2.7% is a modest offset.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-05-12 | [6 Issues Driving Global Hog Prices - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47253-6-issues-driving-global-hog-prices-pork-business.md) | -0.5% | +7.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-06 | [China’s pork industry sees new cycle \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39573-china-s-pork-industry-sees-new-cycle-meat-poultry.md) | -1.1% | -4.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-20 | [China 2018 pork output surprises to downside, falls 0.9 per cent - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61090-china-2018-pork-output-surprises-to-downside-falls-0-9-per-cent-the-business.md) | -2.3% | -4.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-17 | [China's Sow Herd Shrinks in July, First Decline in Almost 2 Years - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45561-china-s-sow-herd-shrinks-in-july-first-decline-in-almost-2-years-pork-business.md) | -3.0% | -11.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-09-25 | [September 2025 Hogs and Pigs Report: Here's What You Need to Know - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23030-september-2025-hogs-and-pigs-report-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-pork-business.md) | -0.8% | -13.5% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/markets/market-news/pork-industry-outlook-improving-2025-cook-says

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