# USDA Projects an  Increase in US Pork Production – LACO Commodity Research

> USDA's January outlook projects a 3% increase in US pork production in 2025, to 28,525 million pounds. The hog inventory on December 1, 2024 rose less than 1% from a year earlier. The analysis also sets a winter-spring April lean hog price range of $76 to $95.

- Date: 2025-01-14 · published 2025-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26660-usda-projects-an-increase-in-us-pork-production-laco-commodity-research
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Larger expected pork output would add supply and weigh on hog prices, though the forecast looks ambitious given the small inventory gain. Pork exports are projected to rise, which could partly offset the added supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-09-30 | [US Pork Production and Futures Price Range Projection – LACO Commodity Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28475-us-pork-production-and-futures-price-range-projection-laco-commodity-research.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2024-01-16 | [USDA Raises Meat Production Estimates - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32245-usda-raises-meat-production-estimates-zia-commodities-llc.md) | -0.2% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-26 | [Pork production is humming, but so is demand: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62204-pork-production-is-humming-but-so-is-demand-usda.md) | -1.9% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | -4.5% | +7.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-28 | [U.S. a bright spot in pork production — but those prices ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52247-u-s-a-bright-spot-in-pork-production-but-those-prices.md) | -3.1% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- lacocommodities.com: https://lacocommodities.com/usda-projects-an-increase-in-us-pork-production/

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