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A hog market commentary says US cutout values are strong at 88.38 cents per pound despite high weekly slaughter. Sow herd liquidation continues because PRRS-PED disease is cutting production, and cash feeder pig prices reached about $80 per head.
US hog slaughter was down 4.3% year to date.
Disease-driven sow culling reduces future hog supply, which supports hog prices and strengthens demand for feed. Higher feeder pig values also raise the cost of production for hog farms.
thepigsite.comLaurence WilliamsFeb 16, 2021After 177 past bullish disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Dated on the move day, it reports strengthening cutout values, sow herd liquidation from PRRS-PED, and slaughter down 4.3%, a tightening supply picture that supports hog prices.
