# CME: Livestock Futures Markets Down at Start of W14
						 | The Pig Site

> Livestock futures fell at the start of the week after an immediate 25 percent tariff was announced on US pork and variety meats going to China. Lean hog futures for spring and early summer dropped the daily limit.

- Date: 2018-04-03 · published 2018-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11971-cme-livestock-futures-markets-down-at-start-of-w14-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Losing a key export market pushes more pork into the domestic market, which pressures hog prices and lowers demand for hog feed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-04-02 | [Weekly pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices decrease
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19871-weekly-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-decrease-the-pig-site.md) | -0.3% | +3.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-17 | [Pig outlook - Lean hog futures bears in control
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5788-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-bears-in-control-the-pig-site.md) | -2.5% | -6.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-12-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices trending up
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21671-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-trending-up-the-pig-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| HOGS | 2022-11-11 | [CME cattle futures firm; hog futures ease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38814-cme-cattle-futures-firm-hog-futures-ease-the-beef-site.md) | -0.4% | -5.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-18 | [U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5215-u-s-livestock-cme-cattle-rise-but-hog-futures-weaken-grainews.md) | -4.1% | -21.5% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2018/04/cme-livestock-futures-markets-down-at-start-of-w14-1

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