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Lean Hogs Pit Apr '12 (LHJ12)

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Lean Hogs (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Pushing Upside into NASS Data

Lean hog futures are trading near to 70 cents under the session high for midday wit 40 to 8- cent gains on the board. USDA’s National Average Afternoon Base Hog price was $1.37 weaker to $79.26. The CME Lean Hog Index was $83.69 for 3/25, back up by 21 cents.  

USDA’s FAS reported 55.3k MT of pork was sold for the week that ended 3/21. That was a new yearly high led by sales to Vietnam and Italy.

USDA will release their quarterly Hogs & Pigs report this afternoon. Traders expect shrinkage in the Kept for breeding category, with estimates between 95.2 and 98% of year ago. That is offset by higher productivity, with pigs per litter estimates up 3.4% from last year. The market hog and all hog numbers are seen at or slightly above year ago. 

USDA’s National Pork Carcass Cutout Value dropped another r$1.27 to $94.06 on Wednesday afternoon. USDA estimated FI hog slaughter for the week at 1.457 million head through Wednesday. That is 5k head behind last week’s pace but is... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Lean Hogs [Pit]
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:02p.m. CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Margin/Maintenance
$1,320/1,200
First Notice Date
04/16/12
Expiration Date
04/16/12 (expired)

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Lean Hogs Pit Apr '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Pit Contracts
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
82.250 +0.06%
on 04/16/12
86.300 -4.63%
on 03/19/12
-3.575 (-4.16%)
since 03/16/12
3-Month
82.250 +0.06%
on 04/16/12
90.950 -9.51%
on 02/22/12
-4.750 (-5.46%)
since 01/13/12
52-Week
82.250 +0.06%
on 04/16/12
95.700 -14.00%
on 10/19/11
-7.400 (-8.25%)
since 04/15/11

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Hogs Pushing Upside into NASS Data

Lean hog futures are trading near to 70 cents under the session high for midday wit 40 to 8- cent gains on the board. USDA’s National Average Afternoon Base Hog price was $1.37 weaker to $79.26. The...

HEJ24 : 86.625s (+0.61%)
HEK24 : 92.500s (+0.11%)
KMJ24 : 95.625 (+0.13%)
Hogs Firmed Up for Wednesday

Nearby lean hog prices were 12 to 62 cents higher across the front months, leaving June with a $1.90 weekly gain into the quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. USDA’s National Average Afternoon Base Hog price...

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Cattle Finish Higher on Wednesday

Midweek trading initially pushed the cattle market further lower, but futures firmed up to end the day in the black. Fat cattle were 20 to 50 cents higher at the bell, and feeders were up by as much as...

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LEM24 : 180.250s (+0.88%)
LEQ24 : 178.200s (+0.86%)
GFH24 : 247.750s (-0.12%)
GFJ24 : 247.125s (+0.10%)
Hogs Firmed Up for Wednesday

Nearby lean hog prices were 12 to 62 cents higher across the front months, leaving June with a $1.90 weekly gain into the quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. USDA’s National Average Afternoon Base Hog price...

HEJ24 : 86.625s (+0.61%)
HEM24 : 101.450s (-0.15%)
KMJ24 : 95.625 (+0.13%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 82.800
1st Resistance Point 82.550
Last Price 82.300s
1st Support Level 82.150
2nd Support Level 82.000
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 95.700
Fibonacci 61.8% 90.562
Fibonacci 50% 88.975
Fibonacci 38.2% 87.388
Last Price 82.300s
52-Week Low 82.250

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