Lean Hogs Collapse . . . .

[errolanderson]

Tariff war continues to take a huge toll on commodity markets this week. Lean hogs have been decimated with more news of more tariffs. The U.S. now losing share of China's pork market is massive and a heavy hit.

December lean hogs have recently collapsed an incredible $17/cwt of-late . . . .

[farmaholic]

Is this a political induced reset of commodities?

What about other asset classes.

What's still inflating and whats deflating?


Who notices...
Kraft Singles cheeses slices.went from packs of 24 and 48 to 22 and 44.

[Grahamp]

That drives me crazy, bacon is now almost always 375g instead of 500. Even pringles used to be 200 grams now 186. The big MiniWheats were 1.3 kg and are now 1.2 kgs . We should call a new bushel of wheat 56.5 lbs. Just because we can.

[15444]

Smaller sizes don't bother me as much as meddling with the recipes. All the companies are going natural and screwing up their products. I posted before about Kraft Dinner but have also read about Quaker Oats Peaches and Cream flavor breakfast cereal and Butterfingers.

[rumrocks]

This is a good example of Trump throwing sand in a bearing, a real lost opportunity for North American hog farmers when you consider the death losses and greater demand in China for pork.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

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What's still inflating and whats deflating?

The cost of government and bureaucracy is still inflating, as is any product with the ability to pass those costs on.

Tha and Austranada 's ego and most people's waistlines. And that is about it.

[farmaholic]

Smaller sizes don't bother me as much as meddling with the recipes. All the companies are going natural and screwing up their products. I posted before about Kraft Dinner but have also read about Quaker Oats Peaches and Cream flavor breakfast cereal and Butterfingers.

Smaller sizes at the same price or higher is inflation.

[malleefarmer]

The ole "dead cat bounce" bit of green finally in grain

[15444]

Smaller sizes at the same price or higher is inflation.

When you figure out how to make it go the other way, across the board, let me know.