# US pork producers in 2023 are looking at their least profitable year on record | Department of Economics

> Iowa State economist Lee Schulz commented that US pork producers face a potentially record-poor two-year stretch of profitability for 2023 and 2024. The comments follow a recent dip in US pork sales.

- Date: 2023-12-18 · published 2023-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32859-us-pork-producers-in-2023-are-looking-at-their-least-profitable-year-on-record
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained producer losses typically lead to herd liquidation or slower expansion over time, which could eventually tighten hog supplies. In the near term, weak profitability keeps pressure on pork and hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- econ.iastate.edu: https://www.econ.iastate.edu/news/2023/us-pork-producers-2023-are-looking-their-least-profitable-year-record

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