# U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low on increased slaughter - AgCanada

> US lean hog futures touched a two-month low on Nov 15 as packers increased slaughter to capture high margins. USDA projected 2.75 million pigs slaughtered that week, and US net pork sales to China hit a one-month high, though Chinese tariffs still hamper sales.

- Date: 2019-11-16 · published 2019-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56222-u-s-livestock-hogs-reach-two-month-low-on-increased-slaughter-agcanada
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy hog slaughter and large supplies are pushing hog prices lower, reducing near-term incentive for producers to expand feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/u-s-livestock-hogs-reach-two-month-low-on-increased-slaughter

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