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Five economists take a look at the issues most likely to spark attention in the upcoming USDA Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report to be released on June 29.

Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 61,300 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $10.92, down $0.97 per head from last week.

California has modified the implementation date for Proposition 12 compliance from July 1 to Dec. 31, in an attempt to achieve a smoother transition for the entire pork value chain, including foreign trading partners.

Bosnia has reported an outbreak of African swine fever.

Further processing of value-added products for direct sale to end-user customers in both retail and foodservice will increase over the next five years and help feed the growing global consumer demand.

Drought is deepening across the Midwest with 64% of the corn crop and 57% of the soybean crop across the U.S. now covered in drought, a sizable jump in just a week after NASS showed a historic drop in condition ratings.

Three California-based cultivated meat companies have received approval from USDA to begin producing and marketing lab-grown chicken.

According to USDA, Russian-speaking hackers are the likely suspects. The Office of Personnel Management and two organizations within the Department of Energy also were apparently targeted or breached.

How’s the best way to describe the current hog market, including supply and consumer demand? It’s complicated.