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Hog slaughter is expected to run about 1.5% below year ago levels through fall/winter. Higher feed costs and poor margins are likely to encourage producers to market hogs more aggressively, thus keeping weights at or below year ago levels.
Hogs and pigs report expected to show no change in the breeding stock. If true, that would put the breeding stock still about 1% below year ago levels.
The long holiday weekend impacted spot market trade towards the end of the week and contributed to the sharp price declines across several products.
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