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Lean Hogs Jul '23 (HEN23)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Extending Higher at Midday

Lean hog futures are showing slightly higher trade on Wednesday’s midday, up 10 to 37 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.85 on Wednesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was 18 cents higher on Feb 20 at $88.35.

Pork stocks at the end of January were tallied at 410.4 million lbs, according to the NASS Cold Storage report on Tuesday. That was up 6.05% from last month and 0.77% larger than the same month last year.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Wednesday AM report was $1.50 at $98.45 per cwt. The loin and butt were the only primals reported lower. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for Tuesday at 489,000 head, with the week to date total at 966,000 after a revision to Monday. That is 22,000 head above last week and 2,647 head below the same week last year.

Apr 26 Hogs  are at $96.175, up $0.375,

May 26 Hogs  are at $100.625, up $0.125

Jun 26 Hogs are at $110.175, up $0.150,

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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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
07/17/23
Expiration Date
07/19/23 (expired)

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Lean Hogs Jul '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
119,956 (+1,787)
176,983 (-15,401)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
147,998 (-15,915)
80,976 (-42)
Producers - Long / Short
34,454 (+406)
161,491 (-15,104)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
81,654 (+876)
11,644 (-802)
Managed Money - Long / Short
129,265 (-13,834)
18,047 (+3,411)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
18,733 (-2,081)
62,929 (-3,453)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
90.800 +12.72%
on 06/23/23
103.700 -1.30%
on 07/06/23
+9.500 (+10.23%)
since 06/16/23
3-Month
74.025 +38.26%
on 05/26/23
103.700 -1.30%
on 07/06/23
+11.875 (+13.13%)
since 04/17/23
52-Week
74.025 +38.26%
on 05/26/23
109.975 -6.93%
on 12/27/22
+3.725 (+3.78%)
since 07/15/22

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 102.633
2nd Resistance Point 102.567
1st Resistance Point 102.458
Last Price 102.350s
1st Support Level 102.283
2nd Support Level 102.217
3rd Support Level 102.108

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52-Week High 109.975
Last Price 102.350s
Fibonacci 61.8% 96.242
Fibonacci 50% 92.000
Fibonacci 38.2% 87.758
52-Week Low 74.025

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