# Record retail pork price

> The average US retail pork price reached a record $4.836 per pound in March, with sliced bacon up 23.1% year over year. Cash hog prices averaged $73.62/cwt in March, still 22.6% below the record high.

- Date: 2022-04-25 · published 2022-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41996-record-retail-pork-price
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong retail pork prices and domestic demand support hog margins, though the cash hog price remains well below its record and feed costs stay elevated.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/hog-prices/record-retail-pork-price

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