Hog Slaughter Forecast

Hog Slaughter Forecast

Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.68 million head, down 0.42 percent from a year ago levels. The slaughter is forecast to trend higher over the next six weeks, projected at 2.7 million head this week and to 2.77 million head on the week ending December 5th. Over the next six weeks slaughter is forecast at an average 2.692 million head, up 1.7 percent from the prior six week average and 0.74…

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