Market Activity

Ruminant MBM traded $210 – 225 FOB Panhandle and $245 – 260 FOB Mo. River. Trading in the California market was up $20, $260 – 280 FOB. Trading in the porcine market was reported lower, $265 – 275 FOB Eastern IA/IL and Mo. River.

Figure 1.

The monthly hog slaughter is shown for 2014 – 2016 against the 2009 – 2013 average.

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