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Lean Hogs Jun '26 (HEM26)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Post Weaker Trade on Thursday

Lean hog futures saw weakness on Thursday, with contracts down 47 cents to $1.40 in the nearbys and 7 to 32 cent gains in the back months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.74 on Thursday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was 34 cents higher on March 3 at $90.18.

Export Sales data from USDA showed 36,103 MT of pork sold in the week of 2/26. That was back down 15.3% from the previous week. Mexico was the top buyer of 22,400 MT, with Japan in for 3,800 MT. Shipments were at 37,842 MT in that week, which was a drop of 7.9% wk/wk. The top destination was Mexico at 17,200 MT, with 5,100 MT to Japan.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Thursday PM report was up 60 cents at $99.22 per cwt. The rib and picnic primals were reported lower. USDA estimated Thursday’s federally inspected hog slaughter at 491,000 head, taking the total to 1.944 million head for the week. That is 7,000 head below last week and 132,550 head below the same week last year.

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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
06/12/26 (98 days)
Expiration Date
06/12/26 (98 days)

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
115,362 (-4,594)
174,354 (-2,629)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
143,266 (-4,732)
74,348 (-6,628)
Producers - Long / Short
25,817 (-8,637)
160,313 (-1,178)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
86,403 (+4,749)
10,899 (-745)
Managed Money - Long / Short
125,952 (-3,313)
14,819 (-3,228)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
17,314 (-1,419)
59,529 (-3,400)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
104.500 +5.17%
on 02/13/26
111.850 -1.74%
on 02/06/26
-0.650 (-0.59%)
since 02/05/26
3-Month
97.775 +12.40%
on 12/09/25
112.025 -1.90%
on 02/04/26
+11.250 (+11.40%)
since 12/05/25
52-Week
88.700 +23.90%
on 04/09/25
112.025 -1.90%
on 02/04/26
+16.750 (+17.98%)
since 03/05/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 112.475
2nd Resistance Point 111.950
1st Resistance Point 110.925
Last Price 109.900s
1st Support Level 109.375
2nd Support Level 108.850
3rd Support Level 107.825

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52-Week High 112.025
Last Price 109.900s
Fibonacci 61.8% 103.115
Fibonacci 50% 100.363
Fibonacci 38.2% 97.610
52-Week Low 88.700

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