# Analyst see hog prices pushing higher - Brownfield Ag News

> Analyst Kevin Bost forecasts a CME Lean Hog Index averaging about $81 in Q2, $82 in Q3 and $70 in Q4, with prices peaking near $90 in July. His forecast assumes a 10% year-on-year rise in US pork exports in Q2 and 31% in both Q3 and Q4, driven by China demand and firm wholesale demand. He spoke during the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs call.

- Date: 2019-03-29 · published 2019-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60240-analyst-see-hog-prices-pushing-higher-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Projected export growth to China would support hog prices and feed demand through the second half of 2019.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/analyst-see-hog-prices-pushing-higher/

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