The more, NOT the better ๐๏ธ
Jan 24, 2023![](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/blogs/26791/images/45d646-a517-2e77-dbe0-15cbf6ffb70_Swine_o_clock_US_-_Template_1_3_.png)
๐ธ In recent weeks, hog slaughter has been running above expectations: the USDA's December Hogs and Pigs report implied slaughter would be down 1.9%, but what happened instead is that actual hog slaughter was down only 0.3%. But this is no good news… this increase appears to be having a negative impact on hog prices.
• The higher-than-predicted hog slaughter could be due to winter weather disrupting hog flow or, more likely, a surplus of hogs relative to expectations.
• What the future holds: it would seem hog prices will increase each month until July, then decline each month until the year ends.
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