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US pork producers responded cautiously to the phase one US-China deal, which calls for China to raise annual purchases of US farm goods to at least $40 billion over two years. No product details were available yet.
Hog futures rose about 1% on the news.
A larger Chinese commitment to US farm goods could lift pork export demand and hog prices, though the lack of specifics limits the near-term effect.
axios.comCourtenay BrownDec 16, 2019After 85 past bullish trade events, Lean Hogs moved a median +0.8% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.8% to +4.5%), and +4.0% over 20.
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.
Dec 16 coverage of the phase one deal ($40B in annual farm purchases) tied the day's hog futures gains directly to the trade news, though the cited rise of about 1% is far smaller than the 7.5% move.
