# Jim Long Pork Commentary: US market continues to strengthen
						 | The Pig Site

> 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.

- Date: 2021-02-16 · published 2021-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4616-jim-long-pork-commentary-us-market-continues-to-strengthen-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-02-16 | 1 | +8.6% | 10.3 | 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. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-07-30 | [Pork market challenges continue due to disease, trade talks \| 2019-07-30  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58249-pork-market-challenges-continue-due-to-disease-trade-talks-2019-07-30-meat.md) | -2.8% | -17.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-30 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China - August 2019
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57566-genesus-global-market-report-china-august-2019-the-pig-site.md) | -3.4% | -7.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-23 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China - October 2019
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56567-genesus-global-market-report-china-october-2019-the-pig-site.md) | -2.5% | -5.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-12-12 | [Pork Outlook: Hog prices trending upwards for 2026
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21675-pork-outlook-hog-prices-trending-upwards-for-2026-the-pig-site.md) | +1.1% | -0.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-08-26 | [U.S. Pork Outlook: PRRS Challenges, Tighter Supplies, and Rising Prices - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23474-u-s-pork-outlook-prrs-challenges-tighter-supplies-and-rising-prices-swineweb.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2021/02/jim-long-pork-commentary-us-market-continues-to-strengthen

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