# Lean Hog Futures Settle Lower in Holiday-Shortened Session

> Lean hog futures settled lower in a holiday-shortened session, with outside markets bearish amid a stock market slump. Reports of a second African swine fever outbreak in Guangdong province, China, were also noted.

- Date: 2018-12-24 · published 2018-12-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61694-lean-hog-futures-settle-lower-in-holiday-shortened-session
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

African swine fever spread in China could increase Chinese import needs for pork over time, but broader market weakness and holiday trading pressured hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-03-31 | [US hog futures tumble in week 14 - je.st - US hog futures tumble in week 14](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54295-us-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14-je-st-us-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14.md) | -17.7% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.0% | -0.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-02 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6598-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-drop-to-3-1-2-year-low-grainews.md) | -12.8% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-25 | [CME update: lean hog futures slip as backups persist at slaughter facilities
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53266-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-slip-as-backups-persist-at-slaughter-facilities-the.md) | -6.8% | -21.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2018/12/24/lean-hog-futures-settle-lower

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