# Lean hog futures continue slide - Brownfield Ag News

> Lean hog futures continued to slide, with the August contract down $0.52 and October down $0.82. Live cattle futures were lower on spillover from feeders, weak boxed beef and lower direct cash trade. Feeder cattle were mostly lower on technical selling.

- Date: 2016-08-24 · published 2016-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9393-lean-hog-futures-continue-slide-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

Lower hog futures signal weaker margins for hog producers, which can reduce future demand for feed grains and meal. Cattle weakness also weighs on feeder demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/lean-hog-futures-continue-slide/

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