# Lean hog futures end lower on U.S.-China trade worries

> Lean hog futures ended lower on Monday as worries about deteriorating relations between the United States and China weighed on the market. June lean hogs settled down 2.25 cents and July futures down 1.875 cents.

- Date: 2020-06-02 · published 2020-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US-China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52771-lean-hog-futures-end-lower-on-u-s-china-trade-worries
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Trade tension with China, a major pork buyer, raises the risk of weaker export demand and lower hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-07-02 | [Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46231-lean-hog-futures-ease-on-china-demand-worries-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-02 | [China’s action trips up lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65663-china-s-action-trips-up-lean-hog-futures.md) | -6.4% | +10.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-06 | [Lean hogs tumble, rattled by worsening U.S.-China trade ties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57720-lean-hogs-tumble-rattled-by-worsening-u-s-china-trade-ties.md) | -0.6% | -16.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-03 | [Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures.md) | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-11 | [U.S. Hog Futures React to U.S.-China Trade Tensions - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50299-u-s-hog-futures-react-to-u-s-china-trade-tensions-pork-business.md) | -0.6% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-livestock/livestock-lean-hog-futures-end-lower-on-us-china-trade-worries-idUSL1N2DE2IO/

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