# Here's how fast USDA sees pork industry growing

> USDA projects rising US pork production over the next decade while pork prices decline over the next two years. Record 2017 pork exports of 5.632 billion pounds were driven by Mexico, and January hog prices averaged $50.40/cwt, up $4.80 year over year.

- Date: 2018-02-19 · published 2018-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66648-here-s-how-fast-usda-sees-pork-industry-growing
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding hog output implies more feed demand over the coming decade, supporting corn and soymeal use. Falling pork prices in the next two years would weigh on hog margins and could slow herd growth.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-11-09 | [CoBank gives U.S. pork industry advice as China rebuilds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50153-cobank-gives-u-s-pork-industry-advice-as-china-rebuilds.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-20 | [USDA sees 2026 pork production rising to 28.2 billion pounds as hog prices slip \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21199-usda-sees-2026-pork-production-rising-to-28-2-billion-pounds-as-hog-prices-slip.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-30 | [Pork Supply Outlook Following the June USDA Hog Survey - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24359-pork-supply-outlook-following-the-june-usda-hog-survey-pork-checkoff.md) | -4.5% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-26 | [Pork production is humming, but so is demand: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62204-pork-production-is-humming-but-so-is-demand-usda.md) | -1.9% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-30 | [Economists Forecast Hog Prices Following June USDA Quarterly Report - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46730-economists-forecast-hog-prices-following-june-usda-quarterly-report-pork.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-06 | [China’s pork industry sees new cycle \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39573-china-s-pork-industry-sees-new-cycle-meat-poultry.md) | +4.7% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-11 | [Brazil’s poultry industry surges amid rising global demand - USDA FAS
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25289-brazil-s-poultry-industry-surges-amid-rising-global-demand-usda-fas-the-poultry.md) | +1.7% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-11 | [FAS report shares growing demand for feed in China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40470-fas-report-shares-growing-demand-for-feed-in-china-meat-poultry.md) | -14.4% | -15.9% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/farm-policy-news/here-s-how-fast-usda-sees-pork-industry-growing

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