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Weekly hog prices down

Weekly hog prices down

Hog Marketing Report says North American hog prices were down for the last week of October.

By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com

The news coming from the Hog Market Report noted that North American hog and pork prices were down for the last week of October 2022.

The Signature#4 Index 100 Daily price as of October 28, 2022, in Canada was at $227.14 per ckg (c-k-g), which the report noted was a price decline of $3.88 per ckg from the week previous.

As well, the Signature#4 (Maple Leaf) Index 100 Weekly price experienced a dropped $1.10 per ckg (c-k-g) from the week previous to perform at an average out at $229.57 per ckg.


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