Weekly Brief · Wk 42 · 20–26 Oct 2026
Hog Prices Slide as Demand Weakens
- 📉 USDA economists expect fourth-quarter hog prices more than 15% below last year.
- 🦠 PEDV detections jumped in September as fall farm activity raised disease pressure.
- 📈 ICE plans lean hog futures from December 7, challenging CME's benchmark market.
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FAO · WOAH · SHIC · RSS
ASF
1222−2,190
FMD
134−484
PRRS
3−4
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Pork Cutout & Cold Storage
USDA · daily · monthly
Pork Cutout
$74.09/cwt
−1.5%USDA AMS · LM_PK602
Cold Storage
442.1M lbs
+0.2%YoY
−1.8%MoM
January 2026
Top Pork Exports
Annual 2024 · AAFC
1United States$2.18B
2Japan$980.0M
3Mexico$410.0M
4China$330.0M
5South Korea$295.0M
Production & Supply
FRED · weekly
Slaughter Hog PPI
105 Index
−3%Barrow & Gilt PPI
106.3 Index
−14.4%Pork Processing PPI
252.3 Index
−2.2%Labour & Workforce
FRED · BLS · monthly
Food Mfg Employment
1,768.2 K workers
−0.02%Avg Hourly Earnings: Mfg
36.92 $/hr
+0.05%Avg Weekly Hours: Mfg
40.3 hours
−0.74%Sources · FAO · WOAH · SHIC · USDA · FRED · CME · AAFC