# Hog producers continue to ramp up production, despite negative returns

> A USDA analyst said US hog producers are expanding output, with the December hog inventory the largest in 75 years at 74.6 million head. Slaughter supplies are expected to rise about 3% and pork production about 4% in 2019, while hog prices may fall about 7%. Pork exports could reach a record 6.3 billion pounds.

- Date: 2019-02-28 · published 2019-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60733-hog-producers-continue-to-ramp-up-production-despite-negative-returns
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding hog numbers and heavier weights point to more supply and lower hog prices in 2019. Export growth could partly offset domestic pressure and support pork demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-11-23 | [Input Costs Will Continue to Challenge Livestock Producers Into 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44171-input-costs-will-continue-to-challenge-livestock-producers-into-2022.md) | -2.2% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | +7.7% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-01 | [Pork Producers Navigate Challenges With Record Productivity, Rabobank Report Reveals - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33307-pork-producers-navigate-challenges-with-record-productivity-rabobank-report.md) | +0.6% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/hog-producers-continue-to-ramp-up-production-despite-negative-returns

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