Hog Futures Rebound, Market Remains Dynamic
Update: 2025-12-17
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Lean Hog Futures Rebound: A Mixed Market OutlookThis week, lean hog futures experienced a positive shift, recovering from earlier weakness with price increases ranging from seventy-five cents to one dollar. However, the national base hog price dropped by three dollars and twelve cents, settling at sixty-nine dollars and fifty-six cents. The CME Lean Hog Index showed a slight increase of nineteen cents, reaching eighty-two dollars and ninety-nine cents. The USDAs pork carcass cutout value dipped by thirty-three cents, with only ribs and ham sections reporting higher prices. Hog slaughter for the week was eight thousand head fewer than the previous week and over one thousand one hundred seventy-five head less than the same week last year. Futures contracts for February, April, and May of twenty twenty-six all closed higher, offering optimism for the hog industry moving forward.
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