# Canadian cattle face losses, hogs turn profits

> Iowa State analysis reports Canada's January 1 hog and pig inventory at 14.325 million head, up 2.7 percent year over year, with the breeding herd growing 1.3 percent in 2017. Canadian cattle producers face losses while hog producers are turning profits.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66966-canadian-cattle-face-losses-hogs-turn-profits
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding Canadian hog supplies, including feeder pigs finished in U.S. barns, add to North American pork supply and weigh on hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-10-12 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62669-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-rise-on-cut-in-beef-production-estimate-agcanada.md) | -14.1% | -14.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-23 | [US cattle futures sag - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7971-us-cattle-futures-sag-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.3% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-02-12 | [Cattle, hog futures lower following USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54713-cattle-hog-futures-lower-following-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +7.1% | +8.7% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-10 | [China posts highest Q3 pork output in three years as herd recovers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44056-china-posts-highest-q3-pork-output-in-three-years-as-herd-recovers-canadian.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-26 | [Can U.S. sustain good hog prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69091-can-u-s-sustain-good-hog-prices.md) | -1.2% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- lib.dr.iastate.edu: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1761&context=econ_las_pubs

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