# Mystery of Missing U.S. Pigs, Swine Fever Spark Hog-Price Surge

> Lean hog futures surged by the exchange limit on Wednesday to settle at 57.525 cents a pound, up 11% for the week. Slaughter has stayed low despite a swelling USDA-reported hog herd, with Hurricane Florence's processing backlog having cleared, raising questions about U.S. inventories.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62689-mystery-of-missing-u-s-pigs-swine-fever-spark-hog-price-surge
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower-than-expected U.S. slaughter tightens near-term hog supply while Chinese disease demand grows, supporting higher hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fullertreacymoney.com: https://www.fullertreacymoney.com/general/mystery-of-missing-u-s-pigs-swine-fever-spark-hog-price-surge-/

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