# Jim Long Pork Commentary: U.S. Lean Hog prices continue to increase!
						 | The Pig Site

> US lean hog cash prices reached 86 cents recently and the author expects further gains toward 90 cents. Pork cutout values are near 85.64 and packer margins have narrowed sharply from over $50 per head to almost nothing.

- Date: 2018-06-25 · published 2018-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64670-jim-long-pork-commentary-u-s-lean-hog-prices-continue-to-increase-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonal hog supply decline and firm pork demand are supporting higher hog prices, which supports demand for hog-related feed ingredients in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2018/06/jim-long-pork-commentary-us-lean-hog-prices-continue-to-increase-1

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