The United States is likely to increase imports of Canadian hogs and pork this fall and winter said a report from the United States Department of Agriculture.
There will be fewer market hogs from U.S. producers this fall, it said, and a survey indicated they intend to reduce farrowings by two per cent and then increase production next spring and summer.
It said “imports of live Canadian hogs and pigs will take on added importance as a way to increase the supply of domestic market hogs.“
Its survey found that producers’ first set of farrowing intentions for the December 2026−February 2027 quarter are two per cent higher than a year earlier and may result in higher domestic numbers in the summer of 2027.
