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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.
reuters.comKarl Plume6 aug 2019Na 123 eerdere neerwaarts handel-gebeurtenissen bewoog Magere varkens zich mediaan -0,4% over 5 sessies (43% hoger; middelste helft -2,9% tot +2,0%), en -0,2% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
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.
