# Hog futures lower ahead of Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA - Brownfield Ag News

> Hog futures fell on March 29, 2022, ahead of the USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, while April live cattle closed $0.60 higher and feeder cattle rose on lower corn. Choice boxed beef closed $0.63 higher at $264.50 and estimated cattle slaughter was 125,000 head.

- Date: 2022-03-29 · published 2022-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7630-hog-futures-lower-ahead-of-quarterly-hogs-and-pigs-report-from-the-usda
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Traders are positioning ahead of the hog inventory report, and lower corn supports feeder cattle prices, but the report is the main near-term driver for hogs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-06-27 | [Hog futures lower following Hogs and Pigs report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52770-hog-futures-lower-following-hogs-and-pigs-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | +13.0% |
| HOGS | 2020-02-12 | [Cattle, hog futures lower following USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54713-cattle-hog-futures-lower-following-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +7.1% | +8.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-17 | [Lower beef and pork prices forecast - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65666-lower-beef-and-pork-prices-forecast-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.2% | +6.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-17 | [USDA projects lower hog prices, adjusts meat production for 2020 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55722-usda-projects-lower-hog-prices-adjusts-meat-production-for-2020-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-01 | [Next Hogs and Pigs Report: March Madness or more of the same?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25747-next-hogs-and-pigs-report-march-madness-or-more-of-the-same.md) | +0.0% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-03-25 | [Hog futures higher ahead of bullish Hogs and Pigs report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5153-hog-futures-higher-ahead-of-bullish-hogs-and-pigs-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.0% | -2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-01-22 | [CME update: live cattle futures surge ahead of USDA Cattle on Feed report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49286-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-surge-ahead-of-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-the.md) | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-10-22 | [Cattle futures supported by on Feed numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62700-cattle-futures-supported-by-on-feed-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/hog-futures-lower-ahead-of-quarterly-hogs-and-pigs-report-from-the-usda/

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