# Hog profits disappointing two months running

> Iowa State estimates show a typical farrow-to-finish operation lost $22.17 per head on April marketings, the worst returns since November 2016. Hog slaughter is up 3.3% since March, and futures imply only about $3.50 per hog profit for 2018.

- Date: 2018-05-21 · published 2018-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65169-hog-profits-disappointing-two-months-running
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Thin margins and rising slaughter and pork output point to continued weak hog prices in the second half of 2018, which tends to reduce demand for feed from hog producers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/hog-profits-disappointing-two-months-running

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