# Hog prices are riding a roller-coaster

> A commodity broker commentary describes record-high belly prices amid record-large pork production this year. Frozen belly stocks were drawn down in the fourth quarter of 2016 for the first time ever and have continued falling slowly. The author expects a sharp reversal in belly prices once a top is reached, possibly after the August lean hog contract expires.

- Date: 2017-07-24 · published 2017-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70110-hog-prices-are-riding-a-roller-coaster
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight belly supply supports pork values near term, but a sharp break in belly prices later could pressure lean hog futures and hog-related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/hog-prices/hog-prices-are-riding-a-roller-coaster

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