# How to adjust hog rations for today's needs

> Packing plant closures and slowdowns caused by COVID-19 have forced market hogs to stay on farms longer than expected. Kent Nutrition Group's research farm is running a trial of about 400 finishing pigs that tests diet changes to reduce feed intake and weight gain while producers wait for processing space.

- Date: 2020-05-13 · published 2020-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53475-how-to-adjust-hog-rations-for-today-s-needs
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Hogs held past market weight add feed cost and create a near-term supply backlog that pressures lean hog prices until processing capacity recovers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-07-31 | [Rabobank: Processing labor pains to hit livestock producers hard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64161-rabobank-processing-labor-pains-to-hit-livestock-producers-hard.md) | -8.9% | -20.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-17 | [South Cotabato firm ships 2,000 hogs to ease tight pork supply, prices in MM \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48496-south-cotabato-firm-ships-2-000-hogs-to-ease-tight-pork-supply-prices-in-mm.md) | +1.8% | +11.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-01 | [U.S. says ransomware attack on meatpacker JBS likely from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46529-u-s-says-ransomware-attack-on-meatpacker-jbs-likely-from-russia.md) | +2.1% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-04 | [COVID debate: What to do with all the dead animals? - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53294-covid-debate-what-to-do-with-all-the-dead-animals-e-and-e-news-by-politico.md) | +10.2% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-11 | [Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35056-pork-sector-calls-for-essential-service-status-amid-b-c-port-strike-agcanada.md) | +3.3% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/hog-and-pork-news/how-to-adjust-hog-rations-for-today-s-needs

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