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Lean Hogs May '26 (HEK26)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Rallying on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are posting gains of 25 cents to $2.50 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 16 cents on April 2 at $90.01. 

Managed money was busy cutting 7,275 contracts from their net long in lean hog futures and options as of March 31, taking it to 94,208 contracts.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday PM report was up 80 cents at $99.75 per cwt. The ham and loin primals were the only reported lower. USDA estimated last week’s federally inspected hog slaughter at 2.396 million head. That was 116,000 head below the previous week and 113,486 head larger than the same week last year.

Apr 26 Hogs  are at $90.600, up $0.250,

May 26 Hogs  are at $98.250, up $2.250

Jun 26 Hogs are at $106.975, up $2.500,

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the sec... 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
05/14/26 (38 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (38 days)

Seasonal Chart

Lean Hogs May '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
115,185 (+651)
152,227 (-2,437)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
120,667 (-7,134)
76,956 (-2,700)
Producers - Long / Short
33,630 (+1,846)
137,247 (-3,915)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
78,595 (-960)
12,020 (+1,713)
Managed Money - Long / Short
106,152 (-7,951)
20,630 (+297)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
14,515 (+817)
56,326 (-2,997)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
94.650 +4.36%
on 03/25/26
101.850 -3.02%
on 03/10/26
-2.075 (-2.06%)
since 03/06/26
3-Month
94.500 +4.52%
on 01/12/26
103.075 -4.17%
on 02/04/26
+3.150 (+3.29%)
since 01/06/26
52-Week
80.575 +22.59%
on 04/09/25
103.075 -4.17%
on 02/04/26
+14.175 (+16.76%)
since 04/04/25

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LEQ26 : 242.875s (+0.29%)
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GFK26 : 370.350s (-0.07%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed above 50%. The market is indicating support for a bullish trend.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 101.642
2nd Resistance Point 100.258
1st Resistance Point 99.517
Last Price 98.775s
1st Support Level 97.392
2nd Support Level 96.008
3rd Support Level 95.267

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52-Week High 103.075
Last Price 98.775s
Fibonacci 61.8% 94.480
Fibonacci 50% 91.825
Fibonacci 38.2% 89.170
52-Week Low 80.575

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