# Pig outlook: Lean hog futures remain in strong price uptrend
						 | The Pig Site

> April lean hog futures hit a new contract high this week within a strong uptrend. Cash hog bids dipped, while Chinese demand expectations rose amid African swine fever and other winter hog diseases.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48792-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-remain-in-strong-price-uptrend-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Futures premiums to the cash index raise downside risk if cash prices soften, but disease-driven Chinese import demand supports hog prices and feed use.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/articles/pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-remain-in-strong-price-uptrend

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