Hogs Rally on Tuesday | Nasdaq

Lean hog futures closed with $1.07 to $1.75 gains on Tuesday with April down 35 cents. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was down 23 cents from the day prior at $88.26 in the Tuesday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 28 cents from the previous day on March 28 at $88.50.

Tuesday morning’s pork cutout print from USDA was down $1.94 at $95.51 per cwt. The rib and picnic were the only primals reported higher. USDA estimated the Tuesday Federally inspected hog slaughter at 489,000 head, with a weekly total at 953,000 head. That is down 10,000 head from last week and 104,871 head above the same week last year. 

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Apr 25 Hogs  closed at $87.375, down $0.350,

May 25 Hogs  closed at $89.475, up $1.075

Jun 25 Hogs  closed at $97.025, up $1.750,

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