# CME cattle, hogs dive by daily limits as China tariffs fuel sell-offs

> CME live cattle and hog futures fell by their daily limits on April 4 after China announced 34% tariffs on US goods. June live cattle closed at 198.2 cents/lb after a contract high the prior day, and June lean hogs fell to a seven-month low of 91.55 cents/lb.

- Date: 2025-04-04 · published 2025-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25256-cme-cattle-hogs-dive-by-daily-limits-as-china-tariffs-fuel-sell-offs
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Fears that tariffs and a possible recession would cut US meat demand, along with China's 81% total tariff on US pork, pushed hog and cattle prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5449-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-as-brazilian-beef-tariffs-lifted-grainews.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-01 | [Cattle markets react to China’s retaliatory tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25272-cattle-markets-react-to-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-06-08 | [Setbacks in US beef exports to China dampen August live cattle futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29892-setbacks-in-us-beef-exports-to-china-dampen-august-live-cattle-futures.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-03 | [More CME hog losses as China pork tariff hike remains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11972-more-cme-hog-losses-as-china-pork-tariff-hike-remains.md) | -1.9% | +6.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-23 | [Hormel Foods cuts sales outlook as tariffs, meat glut bruise earnings \| Food Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63685-hormel-foods-cuts-sales-outlook-as-tariffs-meat-glut-bruise-earnings-food-dive.md) | +0.0% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5449-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-as-brazilian-beef-tariffs-lifted-grainews.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-01 | [Cattle markets react to China’s retaliatory tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25272-cattle-markets-react-to-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-03 | [More CME hog losses as China pork tariff hike remains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11972-more-cme-hog-losses-as-china-pork-tariff-hike-remains.md) | +2.0% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L2N3QI18U:0-cme-cattle-hogs-dive-by-daily-limits-as-china-tariffs-fuel-sell-offs/

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