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Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 17, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Lean hog futures closed lower for the sixth consecutive day, with a strong basis developing versus the April contract, while the pork cutout and...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 13, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Lean hog futures continued to decline, with April losing $9 over 8 days and settling at $91.825; pork export sales for the week ending 2/5 were...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 12, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Lean hog futures declined, with the April contract settling at $93.85, while the negotiated national average for hogs rose to $88.17. Pork cutout...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 9, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Lean hogs ended the week stronger, with managed money holding near-record long exposure; uncertainty remains about how much further the market can...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 6, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
April hogs finished nearly unchanged after early losses, with market resistance and volatile cutout values causing selling pressure; cash hogs were...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 5, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
The hog market saw new contract highs with strong cash hogs and increased open interest, but a market correction may be due. Soybeans led grains...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 4, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Lean hog futures reached new contract highs, with negotiated hogs and pork cutout prices also posting multi-month highs. Corn and soybean futures...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 3, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Lean hog futures started the week strong, but the negotiated national average price fell to a two-week low; pork cutout prices increased and remain...
Grain & Livestock Market Commentary – February 2, 2026 | Professional Ag Marketing
Front-end lean hog futures closed lower for the week, with later contracts higher; the February contract settled at $87.25, down $1.10 from last...