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An analysis of the U.S. hog and pork sectors notes high interest rates, production regulations in some states, and weak consumer pork demand that has pushed prices below break-even for most producers. Producers have been marketing hogs at lower weights rather than cutting breeding herds.
Persistent weak pork demand and lower hog weights point to reduced pork output growth and continued pressure on hog prices, with modest implications for feed demand.
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