
CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as US-China tensions grew. China threatened to halt all purchases of US farm products after Trump announced a 10% tariff on a further $300 billion in Chinese imports.
Cash hog prices in Iowa and southern Minnesota also fell.
Threatened Chinese boycotts of US pork remove a key export outlet at a time when African swine fever has tightened Chinese supply, pressuring US hog prices.
Setelah 123 peristiwa perdagangan bearish sebelumnya, Babi Hidup (Lean Hogs) bergerak median -0,4% selama 5 sesi (43% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -2,9% sampai +2,0%), dan -0,2% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.
The Aug 6 hog selloff on US-China trade tensions and China's threat to halt US farm purchases weighed on export-demand expectations, though it falls just before the window and the move is partly a carryover.