Hog Slaughter Forecast Down from 2020 Levels

Hog Slaughter Forecast Down from 2020 Levels

Hog slaughter finished last week at 2.738 million head, up 3.7 percent from the week prior. The forecast for this week is for 2.65 million head before falling to 2.6 million head next week. Slaughter is projected to averaged 2.592 million head over the next six weeks, down 1.7 percent from last year and up 4.2 percent from the prior six week average. A massive winter storm is expected to dump heavy snow across much of Iowa and parts of Illinois today, which could further disrupt the hog numbers this week, as…

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Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

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Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

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Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

North American hog runners price published on Friday was incorrect due to a formula miscalculation. The original reported price of $1.63 has been corrected to the accurate rolling average...

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