# CoBank details pork market challenges | MEAT+POULTRY

> CoBank reports that US pork producers face a demanding economy, with persistently high retail pork prices and falling food-at-home spending limiting domestic consumption. Hog prices have risen but have not kept pace with feed, labor and other costs.

- Date: 2023-07-28 · published 2023-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35178-cobank-details-pork-market-challenges-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weak demand and tight producer margins limit expansion of hog supply, which could support pork prices over time while constraining feed demand growth.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-11-15 | [Rabobank: Animal protein could face trade challenges again in 2019 \| 2018-11-15  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61976-rabobank-animal-protein-could-face-trade-challenges-again-in-2019-2018-11-15.md) | +0.1% | -4.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-15 | [Market Insights: The three stories of protein \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/605-market-insights-the-three-stories-of-protein-meat-poultry.md) | -2.4% | — |
| HOGS | 2025-02-24 | [Rabobank: Pork producers stay cautious of herd expansion \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26033-rabobank-pork-producers-stay-cautious-of-herd-expansion-meat-poultry.md) | -2.6% | -1.4% |
| HOGS | 2022-01-18 | [Pricing, production challenges ahead: Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43273-pricing-production-challenges-ahead-rabobank.md) | +4.5% | +14.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-31 | [High costs, low values stunt the pork industry: CoBank \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35180-high-costs-low-values-stunt-the-pork-industry-cobank-agriculture-dive.md) | -1.3% | -16.9% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/28803-cobank-details-pork-market-challenges

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