Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with nearby contracts up 30 to 67 cent and back months own a dime to 67 cents. USDA’s national base hog prices from the Thursday PM report was down 17 cents from the day prior at $104.50. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up a dime on September 23 at $105.00.
NASS released their quarterly Hogs & Pigs report on Thursday, with September 1 inventory down 1.35% from last year at 74.472 million head, well below estimates calling for a slight increase. Hogs kept for breeding saw a drop of 1.82% to 5.934 million head, below estimates, with the market hog inventory falling 1.31% vs. last year to 68.538 million head.
