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Farm Progress editor Kevin Schulz reviews the US hog outlook, noting input costs are easing and seasonal pork demand should rise in H2. Rabobank flags risks from geopolitics, the US-China trade dispute, the outcome of the presidential election and China's antidumping probe into EU pork imports.
Excess North American supply from favorable weather is weighing on producer returns.
Lower feed and input costs help US hog margins, but excess supply and trade policy risks cap prices and could shift export flows for pork and feed grains.
farmprogress.comKevin SchulzAug 12, 2024After 17 past bearish macro events, Lean Hogs moved a median -1.0% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -2.5% to +0.8%), and -1.6% over 20.
After 78 past neutral macro events, Corn moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and -0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
