Pork stocks hit end of October record

Pork stocks hit end of October record

U.S. pork supplies grew to record end of October levels following a record month for pork production. The USDA says pork stocks were up 8% from the end of October 2018 at 614.508 million pounds, up 8% on the year, including a monthly high for loins. Beef was down 10% at 466.219 million tons, helped out by solid domestic demand, pulling the red meat total to a 1% year to year decrease at 1.123 billion pounds.

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