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Pork prices remain under pressure, with the analyst noting limited near-term upside. Hog slaughter was 2.608 million head last week, 1.1% above a year earlier, and is estimated at 2.65 million head this week, the highest weekly pace since early January.
Heavier seasonal Q4 hog supply and weak packer margins cap pork cutout values, which pressures lean hog prices and reduces the value of pork-based byproducts used in feed formulation.
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