# U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on weak exports - Grainews

> CME October lean hog futures fell 4.75 cents to 93.3 cents/lb on Thursday as wholesale pork softened and export sales weakened. USDA reported US pork exports of 13,500 tonnes in the week ended Aug. 11, down 43% from the prior four-week average, with almost no sales to China. October live cattle also eased on weaker cash prices in the southern Plains.

- Date: 2022-08-18 · published 2022-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40184-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-fall-on-weak-exports-grainews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak export demand and rising hog supply pressure pork values and lean hog futures lower, while softer cash cattle prices weigh on live cattle futures for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-08-18 | 5 | -13.6% | -4.2 | CME October lean hogs fell 4.75 cents on Aug 18 as wholesale pork softened and weekly export sales dropped 43% versus the four-week average with almost no China buying, a direct demand/trade-flow driver within the move window. |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-fall-on-weak-exports/

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