Market Activity

Trading was quiet today with no action reported.

Hog Slaughter is forecast to pick up over the next five weeks, averaging 2.56 million head, per week, going into the break for the Thanksgiving holiday. The next four weeks look to be particularly active with slaughter averaging a 3.9% increase over 2017. The year to date spread above 2017 is currently at 2.2%. The strong kill looks to keep plenty of grease…