# U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump amid fund roll, NAFTA worries - AgCanada

> CME lean hog futures finished lower on May 11 as funds rolled June contracts into August and traders worried about NAFTA talks. Mexico's economy minister said his country would not rush a NAFTA revamp, and U.S. pork exports to Mexico were valued at $371.3 million in January through March.

- Date: 2018-05-11 · published 2018-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65171-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-amid-fund-roll-nafta-worries-agcanada
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over NAFTA threatens Mexico, the top U.S. pork market, so the risk to export demand is bearish for hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-07-17 | [U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5218-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-live-cattle-end-lower-agcanada.md) | -10.7% | -26.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-03-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66137-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-again-on-cash-prices-trade-war-threat-grainews.md) | -5.7% | +4.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-20 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57226-u-s-livestock-hogs-drop-as-china-delegation-cancels-farm-visits-agcanada.md) | +0.3% | +9.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-03-22 | [U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66142-u-s-livestock-trade-war-risk-slams-cme-hogs-country-guide.md) | -6.7% | +1.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-18 | [U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5215-u-s-livestock-cme-cattle-rise-but-hog-futures-weaken-grainews.md) | -4.1% | -21.5% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-amid-fund-roll-nafta-worries

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