# High hog supplies weigh on cash hog and pork values in US
						 | The Pig Site

> CME lean hog futures rose on Monday 19 August after a limit-down close the previous Friday. They then fell on 21 August as large daily slaughter of 482,000 head and seasonal weakness in pork bellies pressured cash hog and pork values.

- Date: 2019-08-22 · published 2019-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57725-high-hog-supplies-weigh-on-cash-hog-and-pork-values-in-us-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy slaughter levels and fading seasonal pork strength point to weaker cash hog and pork prices, limiting futures gains.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-10-21 | [U.S. Pork Supply Outlook: Hog Slaughter, Weights and Price Trends Heading Into the Holidays - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8804-u-s-pork-supply-outlook-hog-slaughter-weights-and-price-trends-heading-into-the.md) | -1.7% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-28 | [US lean hogs rally and USDA expand herd
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58741-us-lean-hogs-rally-and-usda-expand-herd-the-pig-site.md) | -3.1% | +10.4% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-29 | [CME update: hog futures dive on economic concerns and larger-than-anticipated supply
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52768-cme-update-hog-futures-dive-on-economic-concerns-and-larger-than-anticipated.md) | -0.0% | +13.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-19 | [Higher US Hog Numbers Expected to Result in Lower Market Prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4731-higher-us-hog-numbers-expected-to-result-in-lower-market-prices-the-pig-site.md) | -0.8% | -10.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-11 | [CME update: lean hog futures weaken as corn prices surge
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50300-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-weaken-as-corn-prices-surge-the-pig-site.md) | -0.6% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2019/08/high-hog-supplies-weigh-on-cash-hog-and-pork-values-in-us

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