# Hog futures firm on heat-driven supply tightening - CME
						 | The Pig Site

> CME cattle and lean hog futures firmed Tuesday on seasonal beef demand and tighter hog supplies from extreme heat. Feeder cattle fell limit-down Monday after USDA Secretary Rollins announced the lifting of the Mexican cattle import ban.

- Date: 2026-07-29 · published 2026-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18486-hog-futures-firm-on-heat-driven-supply-tightening-cme-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heat stress reducing hog performance tightens pork supply, supporting hog prices and hog-feed demand, while the Mexican import decision adds supply to the feeder market.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-09-26 | [Jim Long Pork Commentary: US Hog market rebound
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63178-jim-long-pork-commentary-us-hog-market-rebound-the-pig-site.md) | +6.6% | -5.3% |
| HOGS | 2016-06-03 | [Futures File: Soaring prices prove pigs can fly; weather worries push grain prices higher – Greeley Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5266-futures-file-soaring-prices-prove-pigs-can-fly-weather-worries-push-grain.md) | +2.1% | +4.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-16 | [Futures show late-week promise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60230-futures-show-late-week-promise.md) | +11.9% | +22.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-06 | [Genesus Global Market Report – China, August 2022
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39576-genesus-global-market-report-china-august-2022-the-pig-site.md) | -1.1% | -4.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-27 | [Lean meat: US pork prices rise as sweltering summer leads to skinny pigs \| US economy \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58253-lean-meat-us-pork-prices-rise-as-sweltering-summer-leads-to-skinny-pigs-us.md) | -4.0% | -19.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-27 | [Live cattle gain as heat impacts producers - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34714-live-cattle-gain-as-heat-impacts-producers-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-15 | [2023 Cattle futures strong, can producers hang on?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7180-2023-cattle-futures-strong-can-producers-hang-on.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-13 | [All Drought, No Cattle: Low herd supply may drive record-high prices next year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38615-all-drought-no-cattle-low-herd-supply-may-drive-record-high-prices-next-year.md) | +0.8% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2026/07/cattle-futures-rebound-on-seasonal-beef-demand-cme

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