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Lean Hogs Feb '18 (HEG18)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Squeezing Out Higher Trade on Thursday

Lean hog futures are posting slight 7 to 35 cent gains on Thursday. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.31 on Thursday morning, up $1.43 from the afternoon prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was $84.22 on September 17, unchanged from the day prior. 

Pork export sales during the week of September 12 totaled 28,957 MT, back down 2.6% from the week prior. Japan was the largest buyer of 7,900 MT, with 3,000 MT sold to China. Export shipments were at 31,350 MT in that week, a 6-week high. Mexico was the largest destination of 12,600 MT, with 4,600 MT headed to Japan.

USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value was up $1.35 in the Thursday AM report at $95.76 per cwt. The picnic and loin were the only primals reported lower, with the belly leading the way to the upside, $5.35 higher. USDA estimated FI hog slaughter at 479,000 head for Wednesday, with the weekly total at 1.428 million head. That is down 25,000 head from the previous week and 31,564 head below the same wee... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Lean Hogs
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Margin/Maintenance
$1,650/1,500
First Notice Date
02/14/18
Expiration Date
02/14/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Lean Hogs Feb '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
94,222 (-1,771)
81,645 (-2,007)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
92,490 (-4,709)
99,971 (-4,970)
Producers - Long / Short
19,016 (+281)
67,131 (-2,952)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
64,745 (-3,036)
4,053 (-39)
Managed Money - Long / Short
69,150 (-3,199)
27,440 (-2,479)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
23,340 (-1,510)
72,531 (-2,491)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
71.525 +2.76%
on 01/23/18
75.900 -3.16%
on 02/05/18
+1.925 (+2.69%)
since 01/12/18
3-Month
66.250 +10.94%
on 12/14/17
75.900 -3.16%
on 02/05/18
+6.000 (+8.89%)
since 11/14/17
52-Week
60.550 +21.39%
on 08/30/17
75.900 -3.16%
on 02/05/18
+6.850 (+10.28%)
since 02/14/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 73.633
1st Resistance Point 73.567
Last Price 73.500s
1st Support Level 73.392
2nd Support Level 73.283
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52-Week High 75.900
Last Price 73.500s
Fibonacci 61.8% 70.036
Fibonacci 50% 68.225
Fibonacci 38.2% 66.414
52-Week Low 60.550

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