# Cattle futures ease, hogs top two-week high - CME
						 | The Pig Site

> CME lean hog futures rallied to their highest level in more than two weeks on expected summer grilling demand, while live and feeder cattle futures weakened. Surging grain and soybean prices raised concerns about lower hog weights, and US pork exports have dropped amid weaker China shipments.

- Date: 2022-04-19 · published 2022-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5957-cattle-futures-ease-hogs-top-two-week-high-cme-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonal demand expectations support hog futures, while higher feed costs and weaker export demand limit upside and cattle weakness signals softer near-term sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-04-17 | 1 | +8.0% | 5.6 | Same-theme report of hogs hitting a two-week high on seasonal grilling demand, with feed-cost concerns limiting hog weights (supportive of supply tightness). |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2022/04/cattle-futures-ease-hogs-top-two-week-high-cme

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