# Supply squeeze lifts hog prices; herd recovery to lag: Rabobank

> Rabobank's second-quarter pork report says hog prices have risen sharply in most markets because disease losses and pandemic liquidation tightened supply. US hog prices are up 68% year to date, supported by strong demand for hams and bellies and by lower imports.

- Date: 2021-05-07 · published 2021-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47251-supply-squeeze-lifts-hog-prices-herd-recovery-to-lag-rabobank
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Slow herd rebuilding and higher production costs keep global pork supplies tight, which supports hog prices and feed demand over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-01-15 | [Hog prices make surprising recovery as U.S. herd shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49306-hog-prices-make-surprising-recovery-as-u-s-herd-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | +1.1% | +10.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-08 | [Global pork prices still soaring: Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56225-global-pork-prices-still-soaring-rabobank.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-02-18 | [Strong demand, tight supply push U.S. hog prices higher in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20747-strong-demand-tight-supply-push-u-s-hog-prices-higher-in-2026.md) | +2.8% | +3.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [Pork Industry: Some Recovery from Decade Low Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61252-pork-industry-some-recovery-from-decade-low-prices.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-09-29 | [US hog futures hit records on tighter herd supplies - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23028-us-hog-futures-hit-records-on-tighter-herd-supplies-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -2.4% | -15.1% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/supply-squeeze-lifts-hog-prices-herd-recovery-to-lag-rabobank/

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