Canadian hog slaughter in federally-inspected plants is up 2 point 3 per cent so far this year from a year ago.
Agriculture and AgriFood Canada reports live hog exports to the U-S so far this year are up 12 point 8 per cent, while imports of fresh, frozen and processed pork are up 2 point 5 per cent.
U-S hog slaughter last week was up 8 point 4 per cent from the same week last year.
The University of Missouri's Ron Plain reports last week's 2 point 424 million head slaughter volume was the largest in over 3 years.
The U-S national negotiated barrow and gilt carcass price Friday was $51.56 per hundredweight - up a dollar 39 from the week before.
