# With excellent demand for U.S. pork, what’s the worry?

> Strong U.S. pork demand has kept cash hog prices and packer margins well above expectations despite record fourth-quarter production. The author lists eight reasons to expect a possible top in lean hog futures by late November, including slaughter running below USDA projections, rising hog weights, and a large fund net long.

- Date: 2017-11-27 · published 2017-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68127-with-excellent-demand-for-u-s-pork-what-s-the-worry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

If packers keep kills low while supplies build, hog futures could correct, but the view is a risk assessment rather than a confirmed supply shift.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/with-excellent-demand-for-u-s-pork-what-s-the-worry-

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