Hog slaughter slightly higher into July; May cattle placed on feed higher

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Hog slaughter slightly higher into July; May cattle placed on feed higher

The US domestic protein market was quiet on Monday June 24, with no price changes reported.

US hog slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts hog slaughter at 2.38 million head in the week to Saturday June 29, up by around 1.95% from the respective week in 2023.

Over the next six weeks, hog slaughter is projected to average 2.30 million head per week, higher by 0.76% year on year.

Hog slaughter for the week ended Saturday June 22 was at 2.42 million...

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Sausage casings bulletin, June 21, 2024

Sausage casings bulletin, June 21, 2024

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Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

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06.25.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

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06.24.2025

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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