Market Reports

Is the February rocket ship back?Is the February rocket ship back?

It’s easy to say pork demand is hot because production is very close to year ago levels but cash hog prices, pork cutout value are substantially higher than this time last year.

Dec 2, 2024

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It has been a better-than-usual fall It has been a better-than-usual fall

Nov 25, 2024

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2024 election cycle lessons 2024 election cycle lessons

Nov 18, 2024

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Group of pigs laying down

Selling more pork at higher prices signifies stronger 2024 demand Selling more pork at higher prices signifies stronger 2024 demand

Nov 11, 2024

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U.S. red meat exports pick up pace in September U.S. red meat exports pick up pace in September

byU.S. Meat Export Federation

Nov 6, 2024

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Pigs lying on each other

No explanation needed, the hogs are simply not there No explanation needed, the hogs are simply not there

Nov 4, 2024

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Hog slaughter lower than expected

Hog slaughter lower than expected

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Card on a stall

Q4 demand for both hogs and pork is robust

Q4 demand for both hogs and pork is robust

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Pigs walking on a slatted floor

A thank you, an introduction and a deep dive

A thank you, an introduction and a deep dive

byLee Schulz, Chief Economist

Woman looking at a meat case

U.S. pork exports may face some risks, but opportunities abound

U.S. pork exports may face some risks, but opportunities abound

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Group of pigs in a pen

Where are the hogs?

Where are the hogs?

Pigs in a barn

A bird in the hand

A bird in the hand

Pigs walking

Surprises in September Hogs and Pigs Report weight categories

Surprises in September Hogs and Pigs Report weight categories

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Pig drinking from a pipe

Hogs and Pigs Report expectations

Hogs and Pigs Report expectations

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Pork chops

Hope, yes, there is hope after all

Hope, yes, there is hope after all

USA, Canada flags

United States, Canadian breeding inventory down 3%

United States, Canadian breeding inventory down 3%

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Truck delivering feed to bins

Cost of production keeps falling

Cost of production keeps falling

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Raw pork chops on a white background

Softer demand for U.S. pork expected to persist

Softer demand for U.S. pork expected to persist

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Piggy bank on a rope

The yin and the yang (and the Yen)

The yin and the yang (and the Yen)

Lance Zimmerman Rabobank

Managing risk and creating resiliency in livestock sector

Managing risk and creating resiliency in livestock sector

USDA lowers 2024, 2025 red meat and poultry production forecasts

USDA lowers 2024, 2025 red meat and poultry production forecasts

Pigs around a feeder

What value – or desired price – have you set for your pigs?

What value – or desired price – have you set for your pigs?

Shipping containers at a port

Deep and decisive cull of the sow herd is needed

Deep and decisive cull of the sow herd is needed

Pork chops on grill

Low returns, slow demand

Low returns, slow demand

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Feeder pigs

Is the annual price peak behind us?

Is the annual price peak behind us?

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Views from both sides of the river

Views from both sides of the river

Costs must fall, demand must improve, supplies must decline

Costs must fall, demand must improve, supplies must decline

No surprises in June Hogs and Pigs Report

No surprises in June Hogs and Pigs Report

byAnn Hess, Content Director

June Hogs and Pigs Report expectations

June Hogs and Pigs Report expectations

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

Are hogs waking from their slumber?

Are hogs waking from their slumber?

How long will profits last?

How long will profits last?

byRon Plain, Professor Emeritus

EU sees modest decline in livestock population in 2023

EU sees modest decline in livestock population in 2023

Demand strengthening pork, hog prices

Demand strengthening pork, hog prices

byAnn Hess, Content Director

Follow the money

Follow the money

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