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December lean hog futures rose 95 cents to $78.85 on short covering in a downtrend. Cash hog prices and pork cutout values kept weakening, and an analyst argued USDA's 2026 pork and beef production forecasts are too low by roughly 1 million head each.
Weak cash and cutout values keep hog prices under pressure, while expectations of larger 2026 pork supply than USDA forecasts add to bearish sentiment for hogs.
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