A round of liquidation

swine o'clock Sep 23, 2022

Falling wholesale pork prices and worries about the health of the global economy triggered a round of long liquidation, and thus Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell nearly 2% on Wednesday. 

  • The USDA priced pork carcasses at lower prices since last week.
  • When the morning cut-out showed a sharp drop in price, that gave the longs a good reason to take profits and get out.
  • Cattle futures also fell this Wednesday.
  • CME October live cattle and feeder cattle futures settled down.