Canadian hog slaughter for the first seven months of this year came to just over 46 million head.
Agriculture and AgriFood Canada says that's 16 point 4 per cent higher than it was a year ago.
Hog prices across the country for the week ending August 1st were running from 24 to almost 29 per cent below a year ago.
Ontario again posted the biggest drop at 28 point 6 per cent.
The University of Missouri's Ron Plain says the strong American dollar continues to be a problem for the U-S hog sector.
He reports pork exports were down almost 5 per cent in the first half of this year compared to a year ago, while imports were up almost 20 per cent.
Most of that imported pork - over 76 million pounds - came from Canada.
Plain reports the U-S negotiated carcass price for plant delivered hogs last week was down 34 cents.
U-S hog slaughter was down 0 point 3 per cent from the previous week - over 10 per cent higher than it was the same week in 2014.
That's the tenth consecutive week with a double-digit increase in U-S hog slaughter compared to a year ago.
