
Lean hog futures are trading with 12 to 65 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.23 on Monday morning, down 16 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on April 9 at $90.28.
Managed money was busy adding back 3,853 contracts to their net long in lean hog futures and options as of April 7, taking it to 98,061 contracts.