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CME lean hog futures rallied on June 27 on short-covering and position squaring before month and quarter end, after prices hit multi-month lows earlier that week. USDA's quarterly hog report showed the US herd on June 1 up 3.6% from a year earlier, near trade expectations, and US pork export sales were solid with 10,400 tonnes sold to China.
A growing hog herd adds supply and pressures lean hog prices, though short-covering and firm export demand offered temporary support. Feed costs and export demand from China remain the key swing factors for hog margins.
thepigsite.comEmily HoughtonJun 28, 2019After 159 past bearish report events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and +1.0% 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.
