# Pork Producers Navigate Challenges With Record Productivity, Rabobank Report Reveals - Pork Business

> Rabobank reports record pigs per litter and a 1.2% decline in the breeding herd, with producers reducing farrowing intentions for late 2023 and early 2024. Ham values fell 19% year over year while belly and loin values were steady.

- Date: 2023-11-01 · published 2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33307-pork-producers-navigate-challenges-with-record-productivity-rabobank-report
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher productivity and seasonally larger supplies are expected to pressure hog prices, though lower 2024 feed costs could improve producer returns.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-09-24 | [Rabobank report: Rising volatility will challenge industry margins - Poultry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63198-rabobank-report-rising-volatility-will-challenge-industry-margins-poultry-news.md) | +5.6% | -4.1% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-20 | [China's Pork Production Jumps 7% in Q4 Amid Slaughter Rush - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21054-china-s-pork-production-jumps-7-in-q4-amid-slaughter-rush-pork-business.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-30 | [Economists Forecast Hog Prices Following June USDA Quarterly Report - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46730-economists-forecast-hog-prices-following-june-usda-quarterly-report-pork.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-23 | [Input Costs Will Continue to Challenge Livestock Producers Into 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44171-input-costs-will-continue-to-challenge-livestock-producers-into-2022.md) | -2.2% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-23 | [Rabobank: Global pork production under pandemic pressure \| 2020-07-23  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52128-rabobank-global-pork-production-under-pandemic-pressure-2020-07-23-meat-poultry.md) | +2.2% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/industry/pork-producers-navigate-challenges-record-productivity-rabobank-report-reveals

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