# Highest hogs prices since 2014

> US hog prices have risen for 14 straight weeks to their highest level since the 2014 PED outbreak. The national negotiated cash carcass price averaged about $107/cwt last week, more than triple the same week last year, and May lean hog futures closed at $109.35/cwt.

- Date: 2021-04-26 · published 2021-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47751-highest-hogs-prices-since-2014
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight supply combined with strong pork cutout values is lifting hog prices, while the futures curve points to a sharp decline into fall. Feeder buyers face high hog-side margins but should expect prices to ease later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/hog-prices/highest-hogs-prices-since-2014

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