Disruptions by Hurricane Florence Reduce Pork Production in September
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Pork Profit Maximizer – Food Service Edition Disruptions caused by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and one less slaughter day reduced the amount of pork produced in September. The total supply of pork in cold storage at the end of September was estimated to be 588.9 million pounds. Inventories increased 1.3% from August levels compared […]

USDA lifts most of the ban on Polish pork and belly prices ease lower
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Pork Profit Maximizer – Retail Edition USDA announced on October 18 that it was suspending all pork imports from Poland. This followed a finding that a processing facility in Poland had shipped product without following the very stringent protocols put in place to protect against African Swine Fever. The finding also triggered a quick review […]

Hog slaughter remains well below levels implied by September Hogs and Pigs survey
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Pork Profit Maximizer – Retail Edition Hog slaughter numbers so far are lower than previously expected. Take the slaughter numbers from last week. Initially, USDA pegged hog slaughter for Tuesday at 473,000 head, which would be a full slaughter run given current capacity. However, that number was revised lower by about 22,000 head as an […]

Pork exports improve modestly in August but more robust growth is needed in Q4
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Weekly Pork Profit Maximizer – Food Service Edition Pork exports were higher in August but the rate of growth was disappointing considering that August production was the highest on record. Exports to Japan have recovered in the last three months. Shipments in August were 33,646 MT, 8.8% higher than a year ago. For the year […]