# Pork Packer, Producer Margins Further Diverge

> Average pork packer margins increased to $16.82 per head from $11.39 the previous week as hog slaughter held at 2.6 million head and plant capacity utilization neared 98%. Farrow-to-finish producer margins worsened to a loss of $14.56 per head, while the Western Corn Belt lean carcass price fell $7 to $59.62 per hundredweight.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:07:33.873Z
- Category: market · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82691-pork-packer-producer-margins-further-diverge
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Falling hog prices are squeezing producer returns while improving packer margins, reflecting weak livestock prices relative to pork processing values. Continued producer losses may eventually discourage production, but the immediate price signal for hogs is bearish.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/pork-packer-producer-margins-further-diverge/

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