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Front-month hog futures extended gains on Thursday after USDA export sales showed record weekly pork bookings of 71,855 MT, with Mexico, China and Japan as main buyers. The National Average Base Hog price and CME Lean Hog Index also moved higher.
Robust pork export demand supports hog prices and signals firm domestic meat demand heading into spring marketing.
ibestmedia.comFeb 15, 2024After 85 past bullish trade events, Lean Hogs moved a median +0.8% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.8% to +4.5%), and +4.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Front-month hogs extended gains on Feb 15 after record pork bookings to Mexico, China and Japan, with cash and index prices also higher, directly matching the move.
Front-month hogs extended gains on the record export bookings, with the cash index and base hog price also rising.
