USA - Hogs jump to 13-year high as wholesale pork surges
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20-Apr-2010 (16 years 1 months 18 days ago)Hog futures jumped to a 13-year high as wholesale pork surged, signaling demand for the meat is increasing as animal herds shrink.
Hog futures for June settlement rose 1.125 cents, or 1.3 percent, to 86.075 cents a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, the price touched 86.3 cents, the highest level for a most-active contract April 1997.
Hog futures for June settlement rose 1.125 cents, or 1.3 percent, to 86.075 cents a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, the price touched 86.3 cents, the highest level for a most-active contract April 1997.