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Lean Hogs Apr '25 (HEJ25)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Trading Mixed on Thursday

Lean hog futures are posting mixed action so far on Thursday, with contracts up 15 cents in April to down 55 cents in other front months. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $90.40 on Thursday morning, up 35 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 9 cents from the previous day at $89.41 on March 18.

Pork export sales were lagging again this week, totaling just 18,069 MT in the week of March 13, a calendar year low. Mexico was the buyer of 4,700 MT, with Japan buying 3,500 MT.  Shipments totaled 32,851 MT, back down from last year. Mexico was the destination of 11,000 MT, with 6,200 MT headed to South Korea.

Thursday morning’s FOB plant pork cutout from USDA was up 27 cents at $95.46 per cwt. The belly and butt were the only primals reported higher. USDA estimated Wednesday’s Federally inspected hog slaughter at 377,000 head, slowed by a blizzard in parts of IA today, taking the week to date total to 1.352 million head. That... 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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
04/01/25 (12 days)
Expiration Date
04/14/25 (25 days)

Seasonal Chart

Lean Hogs Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 11, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
96,512 (-2,819)
132,252 (-9,455)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
93,330 (-11,627)
55,113 (-3,179)
Producers - Long / Short
25,952 (-122)
112,885 (-4,904)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
60,312 (+1,739)
9,119 (-115)
Managed Money - Long / Short
70,962 (-10,178)
20,533 (-4,279)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
22,368 (-1,449)
34,580 (+1,100)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
80.725 +5.98%
on 03/04/25
89.150 -4.04%
on 02/21/25
-2.975 (-3.36%)
since 02/20/25
3-Month
80.725 +5.98%
on 03/04/25
94.750 -9.71%
on 02/12/25
-4.975 (-5.50%)
since 12/20/24
52-Week
72.650 +17.76%
on 08/13/24
94.750 -9.71%
on 02/12/25
+1.775 (+2.12%)
since 03/20/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 87.525
2nd Resistance Point 87.000
1st Resistance Point 86.275
Last Price 85.550s
1st Support Level 85.025
2nd Support Level 84.500
3rd Support Level 83.775

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52-Week High 94.750
Fibonacci 61.8% 86.308
Last Price 85.550s
Fibonacci 50% 83.700
Fibonacci 38.2% 81.092
52-Week Low 72.650

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