# Lean hog futures higher on trade talks - Brownfield Ag News

> CME live and feeder cattle futures closed mostly higher in a narrow range ahead of the cash trade and the Cattle on Feed report. Lean hog futures also rose on trade talk optimism, and boxed beef values gained on Choice grade.

- Date: 2019-04-15 · published 2019-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7155-lean-hog-futures-higher-on-trade-talks-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Routine price moves in livestock with modest trade optimism give little new price direction beyond the near-term trading range.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-04-15 | 1 | +6.9% | 4.4 | Directly describes lean hog futures rising on April 15 on trade-talk optimism, which implies better prospects for pork exports to China. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/lean-hog-futures-higher-on-trade-talks/

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