06.27.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Runner market commentary
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Trading was quiet in the animal protein market today, but downward price pressure should be expected after soybean meal fell below $400 today for the May contract. Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.58 million head, down 3.8 percent from a year prior levels. The harvest is forecast to trend lower over the next six weeks, averaging 2.54 million head versus 2.59 million head over the prior six weeks. Slaughter is forecast well over 2020 levels, which were dramatically impacted by COVID related packing house closures. Slaughter is forecat 5 percent over the same time…
06.24.2025
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...