November 12, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 12 to November 16, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.5938 | -$0.0128 | $72.29 | -$0.58 | |
| Sows | $1.3547 | -$0.0109 | $61.45 | -$1.28 | |
| Carcass Value | $158.89 | -$1.28 | |||
November 9, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 5 to November 9, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.6066 | -$0.0257 | $72.87 | -$1.17 | |
| Sows | $1.3656 | -$0.0218 | $61.94 | -$0.99 | |
| Carcass Value | $160.16 | -$2.56 | |||
November 2, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 29 to November 2, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.6323 | -$0.0553 | $74.04 | -$2.51 | |
| Sows | $1.3875 | -$0.0470 | $62.93 | -$2.13 | |
| Carcass Value | $162.73 | -$5.51 | |||
October 26, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 22 to October 26, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.6876 | $.0273 | $76.55 | -$1.24 | |
| Sows | $1.4345 | -$0.0232 | -$1.05 | $1.4345 | |
| Carcass Value | $168.24 | -$2.72 | |||
October 19, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 15 to October 19, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.7149 | $0.0268 | $77.79 | $1.22 | |
| Sows | $1.4577 | $0.0228 | $66.12 | $1.03 | |
| Carcass Value | $159.33 | $19.61 | |||
October 5, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 1 to October 5, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.5982 | $0.1967 | $72.49 | $8.92 | |
| Sows | $1.3585 | $0.1672 | $61.62 | $7.58 | |
| Carcass Value | $159.33 | $19.61 | |||
September 28, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: September 24 to September 28, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.4015 | $0.1436 | $63.57 | $6.51 | |
| Sows | $1.1913 | $0.1221 | $54.04 | $5.54 | |
| Carcass Value | $139.72 | $14.32 | |||
September 21, 2018 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: September 17 to September 21, 2018
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.2579 | $0.0860 | $57.06 | $3.90 | |
| Sows | $1.0692 | $0.0731 | $48.50 | $3.32 | |
| Carcass Value | $125.40 | $8.57 | |||
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