# Export hopes offset record U.S. hog, pork production | 2019-04-16  | Food Business News

> The US hog inventory on March 1, 2019 was 74.3 million head, the highest March figure on record and part of 15 straight quarters of record-high inventories. Lean hog futures and cash pork prices rallied sharply after hitting lows in February.

- Date: 2019-04-16 · published 2019-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7153-export-hopes-offset-record-u-s-hog-pork-production-2019-04-16-food-business-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record hog numbers and pork output pressure prices, but signs of a slowing herd expansion and stronger export hopes support the recent rebound in hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-03-26 | [USDA forecasts pork exports, production increases – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25745-usda-forecasts-pork-exports-production-increases-agrinews.md) | +0.3% | +2.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-24 | [Positive Hogs and Pigs Report Wraps Up Profitable Year for Producers - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43762-positive-hogs-and-pigs-report-wraps-up-profitable-year-for-producers-pork.md) | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-13 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork production estimates cut - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46233-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-rise-as-pork-production-estimates-cut-agcanada.md) | -2.4% | -1.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-24 | [Hogs and Pigs Report: Wild Revisions and a Few Surprises - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49796-hogs-and-pigs-report-wild-revisions-and-a-few-surprises-pork-business.md) | +1.0% | +4.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-09-25 | [September 2025 Hogs and Pigs Report: Here's What You Need to Know - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23030-september-2025-hogs-and-pigs-report-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-pork-business.md) | -0.8% | -13.5% |

## Sources

- foodbusinessnews.net: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/13644-export-hopes-offset-record-us-hog-pork-production

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