# Seasonal increase in hog supplies pressuring prices

> Tyler Fulton of h@ms Marketing Services says US hog slaughter has passed its seasonal low and hog supplies are expected to rise about 10 to 12 percent over the next three months. Two new processing plants in Michigan and Iowa are expected to start in September.

- Date: 2017-08-28 · published 2017-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69600-seasonal-increase-in-hog-supplies-pressuring-prices
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A projected 10 to 12 percent rise in hog and pork supply points to lower hog prices into late 2017, reducing hog producers' feed demand over the period.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mysteinbach.ca: https://www.mysteinbach.ca/news/1790/seasonal-increase-in-hog-supplies-pressuring-prices/

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