# Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets - Grainews

> North American hog slaughter volumes kept packing plants near capacity, but strong export demand kept pork values high. U.S. pork exports reached 181,534 tonnes in October, up nearly 12% from September, as China's African swine fever outbreak cut its pork output by over 35%.

- Date: 2019-12-10 · published 2019-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55723-strong-foreign-demand-boosts-north-american-hog-markets-grainews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese demand for imported pork is supporting North American hog and pork cutout prices despite heavy seasonal supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-07-24 | [Hog markets remain focused on demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58248-hog-markets-remain-focused-on-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | -13.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [CME update: lean hog futures get a boost on strong pork demand
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49795-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-get-a-boost-on-strong-pork-demand-the-pig-site.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-08-31 | [Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, August 31, 2020 \| American Cattle Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51578-current-cattle-markets-daily-headlines-for-monday-august-31-2020-american.md) | +7.0% | +30.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-04-07 | [Lean hogs gain as African Swine Flu worries open up export markets \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47755-lean-hogs-gain-as-african-swine-flu-worries-open-up-export-markets-financial.md) | +2.5% | +7.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-04-08 | [Rising pork demand drives US hog prices to highest since 2014 \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47754-rising-pork-demand-drives-us-hog-prices-to-highest-since-2014-air-freight-news.md) | +1.5% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/strong-foreign-demand-boosts-north-american-hog-markets/

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