# US Barrows and Gilt Cash Prices Decline Steeply
						 | The Pig Site

> Cash barrow and gilt prices have declined sharply since last summer as large hog supplies fill available processing capacity. The IA/MN lean carcass base price was about 15% below late September and nearly 20% below a year earlier.

- Date: 2016-11-14 · published 2016-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74002-us-barrows-and-gilt-cash-prices-decline-steeply-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cash hog prices reduce producer returns and may eventually cut production, but near-term supply stays heavy. Lean hog pricing pressure persists until slaughter capacity and supply balance.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2016/11/us-barrows-and-gilt-cash-prices-decline-steeply-1

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