# CME hog futures fall under pressure from plentiful U.S. supply

> U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday, reversing from a two-week high the previous week. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year earlier, adding pork supply to the market.

- Date: 2019-12-09 · published 2019-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55719-cme-hog-futures-fall-under-pressure-from-plentiful-u-s-supply
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Large slaughter volumes and heavy inventories weigh on hog prices until export demand, such as a China trade deal, absorbs the extra supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/cme-hog-futures-fall-under-pressure-from-plentiful-us-supply-idUSL1N28J1BH/

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