# Robust Exports Helped Lift Pork Prices in Q1, Will that Hold in the Spring and Summer? - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

> Higher US pork exports in Q1 2024 cut domestic availability 1.7% despite higher slaughter. Pork bellies rose in Q1, but analyst Jim Eadie says they need another 25-30% gain to justify summer futures. Lean hog futures had declined over the prior two weeks on softer fresh pork demand.

- Date: 2024-05-07 · published 2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30398-robust-exports-helped-lift-pork-prices-in-q1-will-that-hold-in-the-spring-and
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export pull supports pork values, but weak fresh demand and belly pricing suggest summer hog futures are vulnerable to downside, which affects hog-finishing feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-09-25 | [Improved exports critical to positive North American hog prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57224-improved-exports-critical-to-positive-north-american-hog-prices-the-pig-site.md) | +2.5% | +9.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-07 | [Beef Market Update: Political noise and import talk weigh on cattle prices - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8354-beef-market-update-political-noise-and-import-talk-weigh-on-cattle-prices.md) | -1.3% | -2.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-03 | [Weekly protein report: Dry dairy prices slip as demand stays uneven
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8575-weekly-protein-report-dry-dairy-prices-slip-as-demand-stays-uneven-the-dairy.md) | +1.0% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-08 | [The Sprout: China's reasoning for lifting meat ban in two-fold, Bibeau says - iPolitics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56032-the-sprout-china-s-reasoning-for-lifting-meat-ban-in-two-fold-bibeau-says.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-02-17 | [Growing domestic and global demand for US pork - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72644-growing-domestic-and-global-demand-for-us-pork-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- swineweb.com: https://swineweb.com/robust-exports-helped-lift-pork-prices-in-q1-will-that-hold-in-the-spring-and-summer/

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