# Lean meat: US pork prices rise as sweltering summer leads to skinny pigs | US economy | The Guardian

> US pork prices have risen as a hot summer has reduced hog weights and output. Hog prices had been expected to depend on the US-China trade war and African swine fever, which has spread across Asia and Eastern Europe and cut production by about 30%. Expected Chinese demand has failed to materialize, leaving a large US herd.

- Date: 2019-07-27 · published 2019-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58253-lean-meat-us-pork-prices-rise-as-sweltering-summer-leads-to-skinny-pigs-us
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Heat-related losses in weights and output tighten US pork supply, supporting prices, though the direction of future moves depends on trade developments.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-09-26 | [Jim Long Pork Commentary: US Hog market rebound
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63178-jim-long-pork-commentary-us-hog-market-rebound-the-pig-site.md) | +6.6% | -5.3% |
| HOGS | 2016-06-03 | [Futures File: Soaring prices prove pigs can fly; weather worries push grain prices higher – Greeley Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5266-futures-file-soaring-prices-prove-pigs-can-fly-weather-worries-push-grain.md) | +2.1% | +4.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-18 | [Florence adds volatility to lean hog prices - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63180-florence-adds-volatility-to-lean-hog-prices-freightwaves.md) | +9.1% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-06 | [Genesus Global Market Report – China, August 2022
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39576-genesus-global-market-report-china-august-2022-the-pig-site.md) | -1.1% | -4.9% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-29 | [Hog futures firm on heat-driven supply tightening - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18486-hog-futures-firm-on-heat-driven-supply-tightening-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -3.3% | -14.8% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/27/pork-prices-farming-economics-business-pigs

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