# US hog futures tumble in week 14 - je.st - US hog futures tumble in week 14

> Lean hog futures fell by an expanded daily limit on March 30 and cattle futures weakened. Concern grew that slaughterhouses could close because of coronavirus spread.

- Date: 2020-03-31 · published 2020-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54295-us-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14-je-st-us-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Possible plant closures would cut slaughter capacity and hog demand, which pushes futures lower while live supplies stay heavy.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-04-02 | 5 | -19.1% | -4.9 | Lean hog futures fell by the expanded daily limit on March 30 amid fears of slaughterhouse closures from coronavirus spread, which would back up hog supplies. |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-05 | 5 | -9.3% | -4.3 | Fears of slaughterhouse closures from coronavirus and weaker cattle futures on March 30 signal packer-demand risk at the start of the window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-12-24 | [Lean Hog Futures Settle Lower in Holiday-Shortened Session](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61694-lean-hog-futures-settle-lower-in-holiday-shortened-session.md) | -0.6% | +3.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-02 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6598-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-drop-to-3-1-2-year-low-grainews.md) | -12.8% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2026-06-05 | [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% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-02 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6598-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-drop-to-3-1-2-year-low-grainews.md) | -5.8% | -13.4% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -1.9% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-08 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12276-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-fall-hard-hogs-mixed-grainews.md) | -1.4% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- je.st: http://www.je.st/news/US-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14,2544955.html

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