# Winter storm disrupts hog slaughter

> A strong winter storm disrupted hog slaughter in the week of February 20, with Wednesday and Thursday kills far below normal. Roughly 120,000 hogs were carried over into the following week. Iowa State estimated January production cost at a record $73.59/cwt.

- Date: 2023-02-27 · published 2023-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37470-winter-storm-disrupts-hog-slaughter
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Carried-over hogs add near-term slaughter supply that could pressure lean hog prices for a few days, while higher production costs support the price floor over time.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-05-24 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures may be bottoming out
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30396-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-may-be-bottoming-out-the-pig-site.md) | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-11 | [Cattle, hog futures pressured by Florence - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63193-cattle-hog-futures-pressured-by-florence-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.5% | +26.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-02 | [Higher feed costs affect pork profits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65629-higher-feed-costs-affect-pork-profits.md) | -6.4% | +10.9% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-23 | [CME Live cattle futures climb; November cattle placements drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7014-cme-live-cattle-futures-climb-november-cattle-placements-drop.md) | -0.2% | -10.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-05-02 | [Grain markets close mostly lower in very volatile day of trade. Monday, May 2, 2022 03.05.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5841-grain-markets-close-mostly-lower-in-very-volatile-day-of-trade-monday-may-2.md) | +0.5% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/pork-market-news/winter-storm-disrupts-hog-slaughter

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