Market Activity

Trading was typically Monday-quiet with no action reported. 

Hog kills finished last week at an estimated 2.275 million head, up 3.2% compared to the same week last year. Kills are forecast to run as high as 5.4% over the 2017 totals in the coming weeks, averaging 4.5% over 2017 levels for the next six weeks. July look to finish strong, averaging over 2.3 million head per week, but kills are forecast to finish August over 2.4 million head…