Lean hog futures are up 12 to 67 cents so far on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $113.81 on Thursday morning, down 96 cents from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 64 cents at $109.23 on July 22.
Export Sales data showed 17,003 MT of pork sold in the week ending on July 17, down from the week prior. Shipments were slightly improved, up 27,573 MT.
