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Lean Hogs May '27 (HEK27)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Posting Strength on Friday

Lean hog futures are up a tick to $1.10 in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 7 cents on June 24 at $91.78

USDA’s Hogs and Pigs showed June 1 hog inventory down 0.04% from last year at 73.664 million head. Hogs kept for breeding were down 1.16% at 5.88 million head, with market hog inventory up just 0.05% to 67.784 million head, vs. trade estimates of 1.1%. The March-May pig crop was up 0.2% to 33.521 million head. Farrowings in that period were down 1.02%. Farrowing intentions for the June-August period are seen at 2.9 million head, down 2.19% from last year.

Pork stocks as of May 31 were tallied at 451.92 million lbs according to Cold Storage data, which was up 0.2% from the end of April and 0.26% larger yr/yr.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was $2.60 higher in the Friday AM report at $97.82. The ham was the only primal reported lower. USDA estimated federally inspe... Read more

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Shootin' the Bull about heaping on the risk

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Hogs Posting Strength on Friday

Lean hog futures are up a tick to $1.10 in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning. The CME Lean...

Cow grazing in a meadow sunshine by Mario Dobelmann via Unsplash
Cattle Facing Friday Weakness

Live cattle are 35 cents to $1.20 in the red at midday. Cash trade saw some very light volume $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday, with...

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Lean Hogs Are Rising. You Can Thank the USDA and Elevated Beef Prices.

August lean hog futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

Pig feeding from trough in pen by Yuliya Sidorova via Istock
Hogs Look to React to Friendlier USDA Data

Lean hog futures posted Thursday losses of a dime to $1.15 in the front months, with other contracts steady to 37 cents higher. Open interest was up 2,921...

Cow grazing in a meadow sunshine by Mario Dobelmann via Unsplash
Cattle Look to Close out the Week

Live cattle were steady to $1.40 higher on Thursday, with December down a dime. Open interest was down 503 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade saw some very...

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