# Pork demand key amid record live hog supplies

> Record live hog supplies, especially in the US, have softened live hog prices. A risk management director says domestic pork demand tracks the US economy, and Canada may gain share in Japan after CPTPP took effect. Premiums have shifted from spring and summer futures to later months.

- Date: 2019-01-29 · published 2019-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61250-pork-demand-key-amid-record-live-hog-supplies
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Large pork supplies weigh on hog prices, and any slowdown in US economic demand or export share loss would add pressure, though Japan access is supportive.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mysteinbach.ca: https://www.mysteinbach.ca/news/4004/pork-demand-key-amid-record-live-hog-supplies/

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