# US Pork Production and Futures Price Range Projection – LACO Commodity Research

> A USDA-based projection shows US commercial pork production rising 3.5% in October-December 2024 and slaughter up 1.6%. The forecast gives December lean hog futures a range of $67 to $80 per cwt.

- Date: 2024-09-30 · published 2024-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28475-us-pork-production-and-futures-price-range-projection-laco-commodity-research
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fourth-quarter pork output points to pressure on hog prices, with the projected futures range sitting below last year's levels.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-01-14 | [USDA Projects an  Increase in US Pork Production – LACO Commodity Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26660-usda-projects-an-increase-in-us-pork-production-laco-commodity-research.md) | -0.9% | +5.4% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | +7.7% | +10.0% |
| 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 | 2024-03-13 | [US pork market update: production gains and lower pricing drive exports \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31348-us-pork-market-update-production-gains-and-lower-pricing-drive-exports-ahdb.md) | +1.1% | +6.3% |
| 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/us-pork-production-and-futures-price-range-projection/

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