1. Even with the weakening demand, farmers are bringing more hogs to market, enabling meatpackers to lower bids for the animals, traders said. 2. Farmers are less likely to bring hogs to market during the cold because hogs can develop health problems from riding in unheated trucks, analysts said. 3. Forecasts for winter weather and lower temperatures could deter farmers from bringing hogs to market as animals typically lose weight during colder weather. 4. Heck, bring those hogs out there. 5. Hog futures fell amid expectations that farmers will bring more hogs to market as temperatures drop this week, increasing supplies. 6. Slaughter rates rose as farmers took advantage of cooler weather to bring more hogs to market. 7. That leaves them less time to bring hogs to market for sale to the meatpacker, reducing available supplies. 8. That leaves them less time to bring hogs to market for sale to meatpackers, reducing available supplies. 9. Wet weather in the Midwest may also allow farmers to bring more hogs to market by slowing the planting of crops, traders said. |