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Hog futures - The lean hog complex is again trading lower as traders have shifted their attention to the cattle complex and aren't overly impressed with the hog sector as midday pork cutout values are lower and not enough cash hogs have traded to even be publicly reported. It's likely that the complex keeps with this lackluster tone through the day's end as nothing much interesting is likely to develop for the market.
Cash hog prices on the National morning report are unavailable, the morning cutout value is lower.
The Canadian Dollar is trading lower against the US dollar at midday.
For the week ending Oct 4, the Western Hog Exchange OlyWest 20 weekly price is $2.03/kg dressed, the OlyWest 21 weekly price is $2.17/kg dressed, and the BP4 price is $2.03/kg dressed. This is Pat Matthezing reporting from the Western Hog Exchange