# Cattle, hog futures pressured by Florence - Brownfield Ag News

> CME cattle and hog futures closed lower as Hurricane Florence threatened to reduce meat demand. October live cattle fell $0.85 to $109.30 and lean hog futures also slid. Beef cutout values closed weak on light to moderate demand.

- Date: 2018-09-11 · published 2018-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63193-cattle-hog-futures-pressured-by-florence-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A hurricane-related disruption to meat consumption and processing in the Southeast can cut demand for meat and hog feed. The effect is likely temporary, so the price pressure may ease once the storm passes.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-07 | [Drought has changed the cattle price outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64642-drought-has-changed-the-cattle-price-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | -2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-11 | [Spotlight on Economics: Cattle Price Volatility Continues — Extension and Ag Research News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63965-spotlight-on-economics-cattle-price-volatility-continues-extension-and-ag.md) | -0.5% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-31 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6703-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-07 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61707-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Grain Market Pain Continues on Weather: Cattle Fall as NWS Nears - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10649-grain-market-pain-continues-on-weather-cattle-fall-as-nws-nears-agweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-23 | [CME Live cattle futures climb; November cattle placements drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7014-cme-live-cattle-futures-climb-november-cattle-placements-drop.md) | -0.2% | -10.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-24 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures may be bottoming out
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30396-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-may-be-bottoming-out-the-pig-site.md) | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-02 | [Higher feed costs affect pork profits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65629-higher-feed-costs-affect-pork-profits.md) | -6.4% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-hog-futures-pressured-by-florence/

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