Manitoba Hog and U.S. Pig Prices with Interactive Charts

Weekly and monthly interactive charts show prices paid for market hogs in Manitoba and iso-wean and feeder pigs in the United States. Prices are weighted by volume and averaged, with historical averages for five and ten years. The data is compiled by Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development and sourced from the USDA, converted to Canadian dollars.

Use Cases

• Model price volatility based on weekly and monthly price series
• Compare regional price differences between Manitoba and U.S. markets
• Calculate long-term price trends based on five and ten-year averages
• Analyze currency exchange effects on prices converted to Canadian dollars

Strengths

• Prices are weighted by the volume of hogs processed, improving representativeness
• Historical context provided via five and ten-year average price calculations
• Data sourced from authoritative agencies like Manitoba ARD and USDA

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data format is HTML, which may require parsing to extract structured data
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba

Collection Method

Manitoba prices collected from major processors, compiled weekly; U.S. prices sourced from USDA.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:24:09.720938; freshness should be verified

Geography

Manitoba, Canada and United States