Hogs Rally to Begin Monday

Alan Brugler Barchart Mon Jun 17, 5:04PM CDT
Pig with dirt on snout ear tagged

Lean hog futures rallied on Monday with contracts up 37 cents to $1.72 on the day. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents at $91.44 on June 13.  USDA showed the National Base Hog was not reported on Monday afternoon due to light volume this early in the week, with a 5-day rolling average at $87.49.

USDA’s Pork Cutout Value was reported back lower in the Monday PM print, down $2.41 to $98.94. The picnic, rib, and ham primals were reported higher, with the belly weighing down the load, $11.83 lower.  USDA estimated Monday’s FI hog slaughter at 459,000 head. That is down 4,000 head from a week ago but up 2,307 head from the same Monday a year ago.

Jul 24 Hogs  closed at $95.375, up $1.725,

Aug 24 Hogs  closed at $91.875, up $1.425

Oct 24 Hogs  closed at $78.225, up $1.475,


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