# Pork Demand Fuels Dramatic Improvement in Cash Hog Prices
						 | The Pig Site

> Cash hog prices in the US have recovered sharply over the past two weeks after a counter-seasonal decline in March and April. The recovery is attributed to strong export demand, with US pork exports up about 25 percent year over year.

- Date: 2017-05-10 · published 2017-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71169-pork-demand-fuels-dramatic-improvement-in-cash-hog-prices-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export demand for US pork is absorbing heavy production and supporting hog prices into the summer. Continued export growth would help sustain the price recovery.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-05-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures post solid price recovery, China pork imports drop
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41553-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-post-solid-price-recovery-china-pork-imports-drop.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [CME update: lean hog futures get a boost on strong pork demand
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49795-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-get-a-boost-on-strong-pork-demand-the-pig-site.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-08-28 | [CME update: lean hog futures edge higher as market fundamentals improve
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51759-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-edge-higher-as-market-fundamentals-improve-the-pig.md) | +3.7% | +25.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-15 | [Export demand is driving hog prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7152-export-demand-is-driving-hog-prices.md) | +8.5% | +5.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures bulls remain in control
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24362-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-bulls-remain-in-control-the-pig-site.md) | +2.1% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2017/05/pork-demand-fuels-dramatic-improvement-in-cash-hog-prices-1

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