
Hormel Foods reported third-quarter sales up 7% to a record $2.4 billion, but organic sales were flat. The company cut its full-year sales outlook to $9.4-9.6 billion, citing retaliatory tariffs and excess pork, chicken and beef supply.
Retaliatory tariffs and excess meat supply signal weaker US meat demand and lower livestock margins, which point to softer hog, cattle and chicken prices and reduced feed demand.
After 123 past bearish trade events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (43% higher; middle half -2.9% to +2.0%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 121 past bearish trade events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (40% higher; middle half -1.6% to +0.8%), and -0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.