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News Stories Below you can find links to articles in the news that discuss market fundamentals that could potentially affect the
price of lean hogs on the CME commodities exchange. Before you invest in the lean hogs futures market you should
do your own research.
1. Bloomberg.com "China's Pork Imports May Rise to Record on Low U.S. Prices"
October 28, 2011 Pork
imports by China, the biggest consumer, may rise to a record this year as domestic supply fails to keep pace with demand and
low U.S. prices spur state buying to help ease high inflation.
2. Agriculture.com "Pork
prices hit record high" August 8, 2011 U.S. lean hog futures were mixed in trading
Monday on a broad sell-off in stock markets worldwide and another record for wholesale pork prices. Longer-term futures
felt pressure in the first trading session since ratings company Standard & Poor said Friday it has downgraded U.S. government
debt from its long-held triple-A rating.
3. Nasdaq.com "Morning Hog Market
Report" July 6, 2011 After falling to the
lowest level since early June on Friday, August hogs posted the highest close since June 24th yesterday as the market may
be reluctant to trade down to a lower price level until the cash market catches up.
4. Reuters.com “LIVESTOCK-Hogs at 6-week low as pork prices tumble” April 28, 2011 U.S. hog futures fell
to a six-week low on Thursday as cash pork prices continued their downtrend, with closely watched pork bellies down $5 per
100 lbs. 5. Bloomberg.com “Record U.S. Cattle, Hog Prices Seen on Shrinking Herds, China”
February 20, 2011 U.S. livestock prices may reach records in the next two quarters as
farmers reduce herds while China imports the most pork since at least 1992 and the largest amount of beef in three years,
according to Societe Generale.
6. Bloomberg.com "Hog Prices
Drop on Signs of Increasing U.S. Pork Supplies; Cattle Decline" January 1, 2011
Hog futures fell the most in 10 weeks as the dollar's advance reduced the appeal of U.S. meat exports,
and on signs that U.S. pork supplies are climbing.
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