Canadian hog slaughter so far this year is running 3 point 7 per cent ahead of last year's pace.
Here in Ontario, slaughter is up 5 point 6 per cent from the same time last year.
Agriculture and AgriFood Canada reports live hog exports to the U-S so far this year are up 9 point 5 per cent from 2015.
Last week's U-S hog slaughter was down 4 point 6 per cent from the week before, 0 point 6 per cent from the same week last year.
Ron Plain's Hog Outlook has the national negotiated barrow and gilt carcass average price last Thursday being up just over 3 dollars from the week before, but over 4.50 lower than a year ago.
The University of Missouri agricultural economist reports U-S cash receipts from hog sales hit 21 billion dollars last year.
That was down 5 point 5 billion from the 2014 record.
Iowa producers posted the biggest hog sales figure at 7 point 5 billion dollars.
