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Lean Hogs Dec '22 (HEZ22)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Fall Back on Tuesday
Barchart - Tue Aug 18, 4:30PM CDT

Lean hog futures rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts down $1 to $1.77 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.52 on Tuesday afternoon, up 90 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21 cents on August 14 at $95.47.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was back up 37 cents in the Tuesday PM report, at $99.12. The picnic primal was the only reported lower. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for Tuesday at 476,000 head, with the weekly total at 960,000. That is 22,000 head above the previous week and just up 791 head from the same week last year.

Oct 26 Hogs  closed at $80.725, down $1.000,

Dec 26 Hogs  closed at $70.925, down $1.600

Feb 27 Hogs  closed at $74.000, down $1.775,

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is sol... 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
12/14/22
Expiration Date
12/16/22 (expired)

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Lean Hogs Dec '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
114,280 (+809)
57,745 (-4,472)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
72,215 (+2,307)
127,584 (+8,779)
Producers - Long / Short
35,210 (-569)
52,177 (-3,856)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
76,333 (+1,320)
2,831 (-674)
Managed Money - Long / Short
59,057 (+2,714)
83,420 (+7,898)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
13,158 (-407)
44,164 (+881)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
80.550 +2.20%
on 11/28/22
86.575 -4.91%
on 11/15/22
-2.550 (-3.00%)
since 11/14/22
3-Month
72.975 +12.81%
on 10/04/22
89.800 -8.32%
on 10/21/22
-2.975 (-3.49%)
since 09/14/22
52-Week
72.975 +12.81%
on 10/04/22
91.350 -9.88%
on 08/16/22
+6.450 (+8.50%)
since 12/14/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 82.975
2nd Resistance Point 82.775
1st Resistance Point 82.550
Last Price 82.325s
1st Support Level 82.125
2nd Support Level 81.925
3rd Support Level 81.700

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52-Week High 91.350
Fibonacci 61.8% 84.331
Last Price 82.325s
Fibonacci 50% 82.162
Fibonacci 38.2% 79.994
52-Week Low 72.975

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