Source: RFDTV, 8/4/20


Falling slaughter weights suggest the U.S. hog industry is managing supply chain consequences from COVID-19. You can see the peak on May 15th, but then they plummet 4 percent. Slaughter schedules were postponed due to the coronavirus spreading to pork processing facilities causing an animal back up. Because of that, hog numbers are expected to remain high for the rest of the year, as packing plant capacities continue to be monitored.

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