# Good crop yields mean more pork

> A hog outlook column says good US corn and soybean crops have pushed feed prices low, with corn near $3 a bushel and Decatur high-protein meal around $300 a ton. It expects pork producers to expand output 2% to 3% over the next year and hog prices to fall $1 to $2 per carcass hundredweight in 2018.

- Date: 2017-10-05 · published 2017-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68594-good-crop-yields-mean-more-pork
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feed costs support expanded pork output, which adds to meat supply and pressures hog prices. Feed demand from the hog sector stays supportive only if corn and meal remain under the profit thresholds the column cites.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/hog-and-pork-news/good-crop-yields-mean-more-pork

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