Market Activity

The protein market was fairly quiet today. Many are on the way to the IPPE in Atlanta and this should cast a quiet shadow over the market this week in terms of spot sales.

Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.516 million head, up 5% from the week and year prior. Slaughter is forecast to fall 1.6% this week, but remain strong at an average of 2.471 million head over the…