# Hog Futures Staged for Defensive Opening at Midweek

> Hong Kong lifted its ban on Brazilian meat imports, one of the last blanket bans by a major importer, less than two weeks into a Brazilian food processing scandal. Brazil also ordered three more food plants to suspend production during the investigation.

- Date: 2017-03-29 · published 2017-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72146-hog-futures-staged-for-defensive-opening-at-midweek
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Restored access for Brazilian meat supports export demand and eases pressure on global meat prices, while more plant suspensions tighten Brazilian meat supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-06-20 | [Pig outlook—June 20: Lean hog futures bears may be exhausted
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29922-pig-outlook-june-20-lean-hog-futures-bears-may-be-exhausted-the-pig-site.md) | -2.7% | -1.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-04-16 | [Singapore diversifies meat and egg sources from EU \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15919-singapore-diversifies-meat-and-egg-sources-from-eu-the-straits-times.md) | +3.0% | +0.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-25 | [Improved exports critical to positive North American hog prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57224-improved-exports-critical-to-positive-north-american-hog-prices-the-pig-site.md) | +2.5% | +9.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-02-17 | [Growing domestic and global demand for US pork - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72644-growing-domestic-and-global-demand-for-us-pork-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -2.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-08 | [The Sprout: China's reasoning for lifting meat ban in two-fold, Bibeau says - iPolitics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56032-the-sprout-china-s-reasoning-for-lifting-meat-ban-in-two-fold-bibeau-says.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [EU reset deal expected to be net benefit for Scottish farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/771-eu-reset-deal-expected-to-be-net-benefit-for-scottish-farming.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-24 | [As screwworm fight continues, Mexican cattle ranchers ready for border reopening - El Paso Matters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17419-as-screwworm-fight-continues-mexican-cattle-ranchers-ready-for-border-reopening.md) | -0.8% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-16 | [A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52144-a-fifth-of-eu-soy-imports-from-brazil-could-be-tainted-by-deforestation-study.md) | +0.3% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/03/29/hog-futures-staged-defensive-opening

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