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December lean hog futures fell $2.45 to $55.10, reaching another contract low, while cash hog prices and the CME cash index also declined. Weekly U.S. pork export sales were 37,300 metric tons, down 12% from the prior week but 5% above the four-week average; pork cutout value rose modestly.
Lower cash prices and weak futures signal softer near-term hog demand and weigh on livestock prices, while the modestly higher cutout and export sales provide limited counter-support.
profarmer.comPro Farmer EditorsNov 5, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
