# Lean Hog Futures Warn of a Market Top, But Can Burgers and BLTs Save the Day?

> August lean hog futures set a contract high of $113.375 on June 17 but then fell to a three-week low after a profit-taking setback. The USDA June Hogs and Pigs report showed a larger-than-expected 75.1 million head inventory on June 1.

- Date: 2025-06-30 · published 2025-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24355-lean-hog-futures-warn-of-a-market-top-but-can-burgers-and-blts-save-the-day
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A bigger-than-expected hog inventory signals greater future pork supply, which weighs on hog prices and suggests lower demand for feed later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-11-11 | [CME update: lean hog futures weaken as corn prices surge
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50300-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-weaken-as-corn-prices-surge-the-pig-site.md) | -0.6% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-13 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures starting to trend down
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50298-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-starting-to-trend-down-the-pig-site.md) | -2.9% | -3.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-29 | [CME update: hog futures dive on economic concerns and larger-than-anticipated supply
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52768-cme-update-hog-futures-dive-on-economic-concerns-and-larger-than-anticipated.md) | -0.0% | +13.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-12 | [CME lean hog futures weaken, USDA lowers 2022 price outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39741-cme-lean-hog-futures-weaken-usda-lowers-2022-price-outlook.md) | +1.7% | -2.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-30 | [Hog Futures Sink as Supply Overhang Lingers    - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52767-hog-futures-sink-as-supply-overhang-lingers-wsj.md) | -1.2% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/33127541/lean-hog-futures-warn-of-a-market-top-but-can-burgers-and-blts-save-the-day

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