# Export Slowdown Highlights Downside Risk for Pork and Hog Values This Fall - Pork Checkoff

> US hog prices were significantly above EU and Canadian hog values, which began to weaken US pork export demand. China hog values had fallen as much as 60% from their peak, limiting demand there. Packers were selling more aggressively to Mexico but Asian sales remained weak.

- Date: 2021-08-02 · published 2021-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45717-export-slowdown-highlights-downside-risk-for-pork-and-hog-values-this-fall-pork
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker export demand combined with rising seasonal hog supplies this fall points to downside risk for pork and hog prices. Lower exports leave more pork domestically.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-07-14 | [U.S. positioned for slowdown in China's pork demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46077-u-s-positioned-for-slowdown-in-china-s-pork-demand.md) | -3.5% | -1.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-09 | [As Tariffs Bite, China Cancels U.S. Soy Deals and Hunt Is on for New Export Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63898-as-tariffs-bite-china-cancels-u-s-soy-deals-and-hunt-is-on-for-new-export.md) | -1.8% | -22.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-16 | [Gro Expects Drop in China Pork Imports and Lower Corn Feed Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46076-gro-expects-drop-in-china-pork-imports-and-lower-corn-feed-use.md) | -3.0% | -1.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-24 | [Hog Futures Market Is Buffeted by U.S. Pork Export Concerns. Can Bullish Domestic Fundamentals Save the Day?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25742-hog-futures-market-is-buffeted-by-u-s-pork-export-concerns-can-bullish-domestic.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-12 | [China/Hong Kong’s pork imports declining from ’16 record highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69945-china-hong-kong-s-pork-imports-declining-from-16-record-highs.md) | -6.4% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- porkcheckoff.org: https://porkcheckoff.org/markets/profit-maximizer/export-slowdown-highlights-risk-for-us-pork-hog-prices/

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