Hog Slaughter Forecast Higher

Hog Slaughter Forecast Higher

The protein market was quiet to start the week with no changes reported.

Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.52 million head, up 10 percent from a year ago levels. The slaughter is forecast to trend higher over the next six weeks, projected at 2.55 million head this week and to 2.65 million head on the week ending August 29th. Slaughter is expected to average 5.5 percent above the prior six week average and 7.6 percent above 2019 levels over the next six weeks….

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