
Lean hog futures are showing $1.20 to $1.65 gains across the front months on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 29 cents on Jan 6 at $81.25.
A USDA Export Sale report from this morning showed 27,700 MT of pork sold in the week that ended on January 1. Shipments were 25,750 MT for 2025 and 394 MT for 2026.