# U.S. livestock: CME hogs stumble on lower cash, pork prices - Grainews

> CME lean hog futures fell on July 26 after packers paid less for cash hogs as wholesale pork eased. Thursday slaughter was 367,000 head, 80,000 fewer than a week earlier. Fund liquidation pushed prices below technical support.

- Date: 2018-07-26 · published 2018-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64170-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-stumble-on-lower-cash-pork-prices-grainews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower packer bids and weaker pork cutouts reduce hog margins and feed demand, pointing to softer hog prices into August and October.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-stumble-on-lower-cash-pork-prices/

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