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Lean Hogs Aug '24 (HEQ24)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Close Mixed on Thursday

Lean hogs posted mixed action on the Thursday close, with contracts anywhere from 57 cents lower to 22 cents higher. The national average base hog price was reported at $82.70 on Thursday afternoon, down $2.10 from the previous day. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $85.78 on October 29, up 5 cents from the day prior. 

Pork export sales totaled 44,838 MT in the week of October 24, a 3-week high. Mexico was the top buyer of 17,700 MT, with 10,400 MT sold to China. Export shipments totaled 32,268 MT, slightly above last week’s total. Of that total, 11,400 MT was to Mexico, with 4,100 MT to Japan. 

USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value was up $1.54 from the day prior in the Thursday PM report at $103.15 per cwt. All primals were reported higher, with the picnic leading the way, up $3.95. USDA estimated Thursday’s FI hog slaughter at 486,000 head, with the week to date total at 1.950 million head. That is 2,000 head below the previous week but 25,453 head above the same we... 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
08/14/24
Expiration Date
08/14/24 (expired)

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Lean Hogs Aug '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 22, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
95,758 (-7,243)
138,986 (+2,682)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
133,945 (+6,904)
84,451 (-1,948)
Producers - Long / Short
18,695 (-2,507)
125,327 (+10,112)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
66,364 (-240)
2,960 (-2,934)
Managed Money - Long / Short
104,633 (+7,924)
11,987 (-43)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
29,312 (-1,020)
72,464 (-1,905)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
88.075 +2.30%
on 07/15/24
94.375 -4.53%
on 07/24/24
+1.650 (+1.87%)
since 07/12/24
3-Month
83.675 +7.68%
on 07/11/24
102.000 -11.67%
on 05/16/24
-9.800 (-9.81%)
since 05/14/24
52-Week
83.675 +7.68%
on 07/11/24
108.300 -16.81%
on 04/10/24
-2.050 (-2.22%)
since 08/14/23

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 90.567
2nd Resistance Point 90.433
1st Resistance Point 90.267
Last Price 90.100s
1st Support Level 89.967
2nd Support Level 89.833
3rd Support Level 89.667

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52-Week High 108.300
Fibonacci 61.8% 98.893
Fibonacci 50% 95.988
Fibonacci 38.2% 93.082
Last Price 90.100s
52-Week Low 83.675

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