# Seasonal Factors Drive Pork Prices in the Near Term - Pork Checkoff

> Hog slaughter reached 2.635 million head in the week before November 22, the highest since early March, and carcass weights rose nearly five pounds over six weeks. Pork cutout fell almost $5 to $89.92/cwt, led by lower bellies and loins as holiday scheduling affected processing.

- Date: 2021-11-22 · published 2021-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44189-seasonal-factors-drive-pork-prices-in-the-near-term-pork-checkoff
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonally higher supply and lower cutout values pressure near-term hog prices, while strong Mexico export demand partly offsets the weakness.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- porkcheckoff.org: https://porkcheckoff.org/markets/profit-maximizer/seasonal-factors-drive-pork-prices-in-the-near-term/

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