# U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on demand concerns, plentiful supplies - Manitoba Co-operator

> US lean hog futures fell for a third session on large hog supplies and cooling pork demand from cold, wet weather. Export demand from China has lagged despite hopes it would buy more US pork after African swine fever thinned its herd.

- Date: 2019-04-29 · published 2019-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4627-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-drop-on-demand-concerns-plentiful-supplies-manitoba
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Large hog supplies and weak export hopes push down hog prices, lowering the value of pork and reducing the outlook for hog-related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-07-17 | [U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5218-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-live-cattle-end-lower-agcanada.md) | -10.7% | -26.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-05-03 | [Chinese soybean crushers slow bean buying on poor margins - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14933-chinese-soybean-crushers-slow-bean-buying-on-poor-margins-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.6% | +5.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-20 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57226-u-s-livestock-hogs-drop-as-china-delegation-cancels-farm-visits-agcanada.md) | +0.3% | +9.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-03-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66137-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-again-on-cash-prices-trade-war-threat-grainews.md) | -5.7% | +4.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-11 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump amid fund roll, NAFTA worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65171-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-amid-fund-roll-nafta-worries-agcanada.md) | +10.4% | +17.5% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-drop-on-demand-concerns-plentiful-supplies/

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