# Improved exports critical to positive North American hog prices
						 | The Pig Site

> HAMS Marketing Services said North American hog prices need better export sales in all markets to improve in the fourth quarter. It cited abundant supply and an uncertain trade situation, and noted a recent China purchase of about 10,000 metric tonnes of US pork.

- Date: 2019-09-25 · published 2019-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57224-improved-exports-critical-to-positive-north-american-hog-prices-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Hog prices depend on export demand absorbing ample supply, so trade uncertainty keeps futures volatile and limits upside.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-05-07 | [Robust Exports Helped Lift Pork Prices in Q1, Will that Hold in the Spring and Summer? - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30398-robust-exports-helped-lift-pork-prices-in-q1-will-that-hold-in-the-spring-and.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-20 | [Pig outlook—June 20: Lean hog futures bears may be exhausted
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29922-pig-outlook-june-20-lean-hog-futures-bears-may-be-exhausted-the-pig-site.md) | -2.7% | -1.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-07 | [Beef Market Update: Political noise and import talk weigh on cattle prices - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8354-beef-market-update-political-noise-and-import-talk-weigh-on-cattle-prices.md) | -1.3% | -2.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-03 | [Weekly protein report: Dry dairy prices slip as demand stays uneven
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8575-weekly-protein-report-dry-dairy-prices-slip-as-demand-stays-uneven-the-dairy.md) | +1.0% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-06 | [China Diversifies Ag Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14945-china-diversifies-ag-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2019/09/improved-exports-critical-to-positive-north-american-hog-prices

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