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Chip Whalen notes that hog margins recovered after a difficult spring as cash hog prices rebounded to new yearly highs. The rebound followed a sharp June decline caused by heavy marketings from cooler spring weather.
He says renewed US-China trade talks have raised optimism about pork exports to China.
Lower slaughter weights and tight inventories support cash hog prices, and hopes for Chinese demand add further support.
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