# U.S. pork processing rebounds to 95% of 2019 levels

> US pork slaughter recovered to about 95% of 2019 levels as of June 9, with 2.452 million hogs slaughtered in the latest week. Plant closures from COVID-19 outbreaks had earlier caused sharp capacity declines and a large animal backlog.

- Date: 2020-06-18 · published 2020-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52741-u-s-pork-processing-rebounds-to-95-of-2019-levels
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Faster hog processing reduces the backlog and eases the supply shock, which supports hog prices and keeps demand for feed steady.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-04-29 | [Impacts of COVID-19 on Pig Production and Pork Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53802-impacts-of-covid-19-on-pig-production-and-pork-processing.md) | +18.6% | +13.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-21 | [African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world \| Food Safety News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51998-african-swine-fever-kept-out-of-u-s-but-pork-remains-threatened-around-the.md) | +4.8% | +6.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-23 | [China pork market shows surprising resilience: USMEF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59079-china-pork-market-shows-surprising-resilience-usmef.md) | -4.5% | -8.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-10 | [U.S. Pork Response African Swine Fever Prevention – Swine Health Information Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62909-u-s-pork-response-african-swine-fever-prevention-swine-health-information-center.md) | +4.4% | +27.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-30 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures see solid rebound, new ASF outbreaks
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22090-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-see-solid-rebound-new-asf-outbreaks-the-pig-site.md) | +0.6% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- sensitarrendering.com: https://www.sensitarrendering.com/news/u-s-pork-processing-rebounds-to-95-of-2019-levels

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