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Lean hog futures showed mixed performance on September 19, 2024, with front-month contracts rising 20–42 cents while deferred contracts fell 10–25 cents. The national average base hog price climbed to $76.27, up $1.39 from Wednesday, though the CME Lean Hog Index remained flat at $84.22. Pork exports dipped 2.6% to 28,957 MT for the week ending September 12, with Japan and China as top buyers, while shipments hit a 6-week high of 31,350 MT. USDA’s pork cutout value rose 40 cents to $94.81 per cwt, driven by a $5.76 surge in belly prices, though picnic and loin primals declined. Weekly hog slaughter totaled 1.907 million head, down 29,000 from the prior week and 42,000 below the same period last year.
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Hogs Look to Round Out the Week September 20, 2024 — 01:14 pm EDT Written by Austin Schroeder for Barchart-> Lean hog futures posted mixed action across the board on Thursday, with front month gains of 20 to 42 cents and deferreds down a dime to 25 cents. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.27 on Thursday afternoon, up $1.39 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was $84.22 on September 17, unchanged from the day prior.Pork export sales during the week of September 12 totaled 28,957 MT, back down 2.6% from the week prior. Japan was the largest buyer of 7,900 MT, with 3,000 MT sold to China. Export shipments were at 31,350 MT in that week, a 6-week high. Mexico was the largest destination of 12,600 MT, with 4,600 MT headed to Japan.USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value was up 40 cents in the Thursday PM report at $94.81 per cwt. The picnic and loin were the only primals reported lower, with the belly leading the way to the upside, $5.76 higher. USDA estimated FI hog slaughter at 479,000 head for Thursday, with the weekly total at 1.907 million head. That is down 29,000 head from the previous week and 41,990 head below the same week last year.Oct 24 Hogs closed at $82.250, up $0.200,Dec 24 Hogs closed at $74.300, up $0.425Feb 25 Hogs closed at $77.325, up $0.325, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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