# CME hog futures pause after rally; cattle futures end lower | Financial Post

> CME lean hog futures closed mixed on Sept. 29 after a surge tied to the bullish USDA hogs report. USDA also pledged up to $500 million to prevent African swine fever spreading after outbreaks in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

- Date: 2021-09-29 · published 2021-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45205-cme-hog-futures-pause-after-rally-cattle-futures-end-lower-financial-post
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A US African swine fever outbreak would cut pork exports and pig prices, while the current hog rally reflects tighter supply, so the disease risk adds volatility to hog and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-02-08 | [China's hog futures, company stocks rally on disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48625-china-s-hog-futures-company-stocks-rally-on-disease-outbreaks.md) | +4.5% | +20.2% |
| HOGS | 2026-04-06 | [Live Cattle Follow Skyrocketing Cash, JBS Plant Strike Ending: Hogs Rally on FMD in China - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10268-live-cattle-follow-skyrocketing-cash-jbs-plant-strike-ending-hogs-rally-on-fmd.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-25 | [CME update: lean hog futures hit highest point since May 2019
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48791-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-hit-highest-point-since-may-2019-the-pig-site.md) | +0.7% | +11.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-04-28 | [Hog Market Outlook: Why Dave Delaney Sees a Summer Rally and Undervalued Futures - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19867-hog-market-outlook-why-dave-delaney-sees-a-summer-rally-and-undervalued-futures.md) | -1.6% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-05 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices power still higher
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48796-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-power-still-higher-the-pig-site.md) | +4.1% | +20.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-08 | [China's hog futures, company stocks rally on disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48625-china-s-hog-futures-company-stocks-rally-on-disease-outbreaks.md) | -2.3% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-02-25 | [Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes after Monday's coronavirus crash \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10640-soybeans-bounce-corn-stabilizes-after-monday-s-coronavirus-crash-financial-post.md) | +0.4% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2020-02-20 | [Soybeans drop on China demand worries, wheat near 4-week peak \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10635-soybeans-drop-on-china-demand-worries-wheat-near-4-week-peak-financial-post.md) | -2.4% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/cme-hog-futures-pause-after-rally-cattle-futures-end-lower

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