USDA report was published on September 18, 2013; data on pig stock is the following:
- Livestock as of December 01, 2012 has amounted to 66.373 mln. heads, which is 0.02% more than last year.
- Sows as of December 01, 2012 – 5,817 mln. heads, which is 0.24% more than last year.
- Young pigs as of December 01, 2012 – 117.601 mln. heads, which is 1.35% more than last year.
- Production as of December 01, 2012 – 60.556 mln. heads, which is equal to last year’s result.
USDA reports on slaughter were published on September 19, 2013:
- Production in August has amounted to 1.9387 mln. heads, which is 2.97% less than last year and 5.32% more than last month.
- Production during the period of January-August – 17.2241 mln. heads, which is 0.58% less than last year.
- Slaughter in August has amounted to 9.5572 mln. heads, which is 3.88% less than last year and 5.25% more than last month.
- Slaughter during the period of January-August – 73.2884 mln. heads, which is 0.02% more than last year.
Average live weight in August 2013 has amounted to 271 pound, which is 2 pounds more than last year and equals to last month’s result.
USDA reports on storage were published on September 23, 2013:
Cold storage stocks at the end of August have amounted to 540.028 mln. pounds, which is 7.71% less than last year and 0.67% less than last month.
Seasonal patterns: growth till the beginning of October and then decline till the end of the month.
Last week’s results:
- Production has amounted to 443.3 mln. pounds, which is 8.73% less than last year and 0.48% more than last week.
- Slaughter has amounted to 2.18 mln. heads, which is 9.24% less than last year and 0.37% more than last week.
Live weight – 271 pound, which is equal to last year’s and last week’s results.
According to USDA weekly report, export has amounted to 8.6 mln. tons, which is 8.86% more than last week.
According to the Analytics Team of Options Trade Department of Masterforex-V Academy, in mid-term perspective price drop is to be expected at the market of pork.
