# Pork market smoking | Business | ottumwacourier.com

> Lean hog futures traded above 90 cents per pound for the first time since 2014, with prices having more than doubled over eight months. Pork exports to Mexico and South Korea have soared, and global buyers are strong despite concerns over Trump's trade stance.

- Date: 2017-06-30 · published 2017-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70648-pork-market-smoking-business-ottumwacourier-com
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Surging export demand for pork supports hog prices and steady hog feed requirements into the July 4 period.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-01-03 | [Strong pork exports could mean better year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61253-strong-pork-exports-could-mean-better-year.md) | +3.3% | -0.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-11-10 | [China, US sign more business deals during Trump visit \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67861-china-us-sign-more-business-deals-during-trump-visit-ap-news.md) | -3.7% | -1.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-02-15 | [Hog Futures Continuing Higher on Pork Purchases - IBest Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5538-hog-futures-continuing-higher-on-pork-purchases-ibest-media.md) | +9.6% | +10.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-14 | [Lean hogs rally as China exempts pork from additional tariffs on U.S. goods - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57225-lean-hogs-rally-as-china-exempts-pork-from-additional-tariffs-on-u-s-goods.md) | -5.6% | -2.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-04-19 | [Pork Commentary: China, China, China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71514-pork-commentary-china-china-china-the-pig-site.md) | -2.6% | +16.0% |

## Sources

- ottumwacourier.com: https://www.ottumwacourier.com/business/pork-market-smoking/article_06ce89d2-219d-5bf7-bc98-1efc8651b39d.html

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