# With pork demand getting all the attention, don’t forget supply

> An analysis piece notes that US lean hog futures have fallen since April despite strong export demand prospects. It points to record US pork production for five straight years and USDA estimates of continued supply growth. The author argues supply is the overlooked factor behind the price decline.

- Date: 2019-08-30 · published 2019-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57722-with-pork-demand-getting-all-the-attention-don-t-forget-supply
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record US pork output and expanding supply outweigh export optimism, keeping downward pressure on hog and pork values.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-11-26 | [Pork production is humming, but so is demand: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62204-pork-production-is-humming-but-so-is-demand-usda.md) | -1.9% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-30 | [Pork Supply Outlook Following the June USDA Hog Survey - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24359-pork-supply-outlook-following-the-june-usda-hog-survey-pork-checkoff.md) | -4.5% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-22 | [Softer demand for U.S. pork expected to persist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28939-softer-demand-for-u-s-pork-expected-to-persist.md) | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-13 | [As meat supplies grow for export demand, trade and tariff doubts hurt on-farm prices \| 2018-09-13  \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63200-as-meat-supplies-grow-for-export-demand-trade-and-tariff-doubts-hurt-on-farm.md) | +9.2% | +25.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-22 | [High hog supplies weigh on cash hog and pork values in US
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57725-high-hog-supplies-weigh-on-cash-hog-and-pork-values-in-us-the-pig-site.md) | -2.6% | -10.9% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/with-pork-demand-getting-all-the-attention-don-t-forget-supply

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