Weekly Market Reportβ
A weekly roundup of global pork prices, supply and trade, published every Monday.
October 2026, Week 2
Covering Oct 4 – Oct 10
- US: Pork carcass cutout falls for an 11th straight week to the lowest since May 2023
- US: August pork exports to Mexico -21% y/y in value
- US: Cash corn at its lowest since late August after an upward revision to yield
- EU: Spring pig census -1.0% y/y across the 11 member states that have reported, but breeding sows flat
- Brazil: September pork exports -11% y/y — shipments to the Philippines halved
Past issues
October 2026, Week 1
Covering Sep 27 – Oct 3US: Hog prices fall for a ninth straight week to the lowest since February 2024
September 2026, Week 4
Covering Sep 20 – Sep 26US: Hog inventory down 1.5% y/y, the smallest since 2017 — yet prices keep falling
September 2026, Week 3
Covering Sep 13 – Sep 19US: Pork carcass cutout down 22% y/y, the lowest in two years and seven months
September 2026, Week 2
Covering Sep 6 – Sep 12US: Cutout–hog spread narrows, 54% below the 5-year average for the week — a major packer expects a loss in its fresh pork segment
September 2026, Week 1
Covering Aug 30 – Sep 5Brazil: Pork exports to Japan up 72% in Jan–Jul, making Japan the No. 2 destination
August 2026, Week 4
Covering Aug 23 – Aug 29Japan: July pork imports up 11% y/y — Brazil and the Netherlands make up for lower Spanish supply
August 2026, Week 3
Covering Aug 16 – Aug 22US: Ham primal cutout falls for a fourth straight week, down 26% y/y
August 2026, Week 2
Covering Aug 9 – Aug 15China: Pork imports down 26% y/y in the first half (muscle cuts)
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