# Hog Futures Gain as Cutout Values Outperform Expectations - Pork Checkoff

> Lean hog futures held premiums for spring and summer on expected robust demand and lower slaughter. Pork cutout values were 13% above a year earlier, Mexico remained a major buyer, and cold storage pork inventories were 30% below a year ago.

- Date: 2021-02-01 · published 2021-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48794-hog-futures-gain-as-cutout-values-outperform-expectations-pork-checkoff
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong exports and low pork inventories support hog prices and hog-sector feed demand into spring and summer.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- porkcheckoff.org: https://porkcheckoff.org/markets/profit-maximizer/hog-futures-gain-cutout-values-outperform/

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