US - We've got another record. This week's hog slaughter totaled 2.540 million head, up 18.0 per cent from last week which was light because of Thanksgiving; up 4.8 per cent from the same week last year; and if not revised, the most ever in a week. Prior to this fall packers had never slaughtered 2.5 million hogs in a week. They have done it four times in the last seven weeks, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, Ag Economics, MU.One would expect record hog slaughter to drive hog prices lower, but cash hogs were strongly higher this week. The national negotiated barrow and gilt carcass price averaged $47.01/cwt on the morning report today, up $5.95 from a week earlier, but down $4.55 from a year ago. The western corn belt averaged $47.77/cwt this morning, up $6.30 from a week ago. Iowa-Minnesota averaged $47.85 up $6.38 for the week. The eastern corn belt did not have a morning price quote today.
罗恩•普莱恩(Ron Plain)和斯科特•布朗(Scott Brown)写道，我们刚刚获知另一条记录，本周生猪屠宰总量达到254万头，比上周增长了18%，比去年同期水平提高4.8%。上周屠宰量较少的原因是感恩节的影响;如果不重新审定数据，那么本周将是屠宰量最高的一周。在秋季之前，加工商还从未在一周内屠宰过250万头生猪。他们在过去七周内有四次都达到了这个数字。人们都预计创纪录的生猪屠宰数会使生猪价格更低，但是生猪现货价格在本周强劲走高。今日早间报道的全国阉猪和母猪胴体议价平均为47.1$/cwt，比上周上涨5.95$，相比去年同期减少了4.55$。西部玉米产区的玉米价格平均为47.77$/cwt，比上周上涨6.3$。爱荷华州与明尼苏达州地区的玉米价格平均为47.85$/cwt，比上周上涨6.38$。今天还未报道早间东部玉米产区的玉米价格。
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