# Seeds are sown for another year of record production

> The quarterly USDA Hogs and Pigs report showed a breeding herd up about 1% and a record 10.74 pigs per litter, with 2% more sows farrowing and 3% more pigs. Lean hog futures rose 140 points into the close after the report, which showed no negative surprises.

- Date: 2017-12-22 · published 2017-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67634-seeds-are-sown-for-another-year-of-record-production
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmed record pig crops point to record US pork output in 2018, a bearish supply signal for hog prices over the coming year, though strong demand and futures bullishness offset it near term.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-02-22 | [Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60541-another-record-year-for-meat-production-forecast-for-2019.md) | -1.1% | +25.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-01-04 | [China's sow herd rises 4.7 percent from year earlier - ag ministry \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43127-china-s-sow-herd-rises-4-7-percent-from-year-earlier-ag-ministry-the-western.md) | -0.3% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-08 | [Adjusted beef production forecast could be good news - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60724-adjusted-beef-production-forecast-could-be-good-news-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | -4.5% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/seeds-are-sown-for-another-year-of-record-production

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