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December lean hog futures rose 45 cents to $81.275 on Friday but finished the week down 62.5 cents. The lean hog index fell to $91.53, while pork cutout value rose $2.58 to $102.86.
The article says the Trump-Xi summit could eventually support more Chinese purchases of US pork.
Weak cash hogs and a downtrend in futures point to softer hog prices, while a possible Chinese pork buying boost is a longer-term positive for demand that could support prices later.
profarmer.comPro Farmer EditorsOct 31, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
