# Hog prices keep falling

> Year-to-date US hog prices are down 19.9% and pork cutout values down 15.2%, with Iowa State estimating losses above $20 per head this year. Analysts attribute the weakness mainly to falling packer, retail and export pork demand rather than excess hogs.

- Date: 2023-10-23 · published 2023-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33778-hog-prices-keep-falling
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weak demand combined with rising world pork output keeps downward pressure on lean hog prices, and the seasonal pattern is unfavorable until after Christmas.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/hog-prices-keep-falling

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