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Agstar Hog Blog: Market Continues Upward Over Short Hog Supplies

Mar 18, 2014

AgStar Edge, Will the hog markets stabilize anytime soon amid the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDV) impact? Not for a while suggests AgStar's Kent Bang in today's hog blog. Pork cutout prices are at record levels and packers are cutting back in anticipation of tight hog supplies. As we start to see what the PEDV hole looks like, it is important to keep an eye on the markets.