# CME update: lean hog futures slip as backups persist at slaughter facilities
						 | The Pig Site

> Lean hog futures slipped after USDA cold storage data showed only a slight drop in frozen pork supplies. Daily hog slaughter dipped to 380,000 head as backlogs persisted at plants.

- Date: 2020-05-25 · published 2020-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53266-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-slip-as-backups-persist-at-slaughter-facilities-the
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent slaughter backlogs mean hog supply is outpacing processing, keeping hog prices under pressure and weakening demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-10-12 | [Hog prices slump as China's pork glut deepens - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5784-hog-prices-slump-as-china-s-pork-glut-deepens-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -9.5% | -13.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.0% | -0.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -2.5% | -12.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-05 | [Cattle futures rally on first US screwworm detection - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12089-cattle-futures-rally-on-first-us-screwworm-detection-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.5% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2020/05/cme-update-lean-hog-futures-slip-as-backups-persist-at-slaughter-facilities

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