Steady pork supplies signal bargains for consumers, puzzle for producers

  • TWO HOGS EAT FEED on a cement floor. Steady pork production and lower input costs have led to profits for producers and lower prices overall for consumers. Photo courtest of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife
    TWO HOGS EAT FEED on a cement floor. Steady pork production and lower input costs have led to profits for producers and lower prices overall for consumers. Photo courtest of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife

    Hog prices, wholesale cuts and export markets are sending mixed signals that matter to producers and shoppers nationwide, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

    U.S. pork production is up 1.3% so far this year compared to 2025, though output has eased about half a percent over the past four weeks, said David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Texas A&M…