# Lower dressed weights bring Q2 pork production down

> USDA revised Q2 2023 US pork production down 5 million pounds to 6.635 billion pounds. May hog weights averaged about 215 pounds, nearly 3 pounds lower than a year earlier, as producers sold lighter hogs amid lower returns. Hog prices in May averaged more than 25% below a year earlier.

- Date: 2023-06-21 · published 2023-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35641-lower-dressed-weights-bring-q2-pork-production-down
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower pork output and lighter weights tighten pork supply, supporting hog and pork prices, though sharply lower year-on-year prices reflect weak margins and ongoing supply pressure.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-12-18 | [Slow hog slaughter, disease impact Q4 pork production trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21673-slow-hog-slaughter-disease-impact-q4-pork-production-trends.md) | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-08-19 | [Lower Slaughter Numbers Drive Pork Prices Higher - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40186-lower-slaughter-numbers-drive-pork-prices-higher-pork-business.md) | -3.4% | -5.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-26 | [USDA forecasts pork exports, production increases – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25745-usda-forecasts-pork-exports-production-increases-agrinews.md) | +0.3% | +2.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-13 | [2025 Red Meat, Poultry Production Seen Lower Than 2024 - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30411-2025-red-meat-poultry-production-seen-lower-than-2024-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-13 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork production estimates cut - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46233-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-rise-as-pork-production-estimates-cut-agcanada.md) | -2.4% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/lower-dressed-weights-bring-q2-pork-production-down

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