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NEARBY MONTH SETTLE - Last 30 Days     HOG FUTURES (LH)            
 
  Month Settle & Change High - Low Open Interest Volume  
    Feb-12 86.175 q -0.950 86.925 86.100 12,549 q 8,104 p
    Apr-12 89.100 p +0.550 89.200 88.250 93,672 p 16,703 p
    May-12 97.625 p +0.625 97.625 96.775 2,923 q 46 q
    Jun-12 98.500 p +0.025 98.825 98.150 61,456 p 7,702 p
    Jul-12 99.100 p +0.250 99.200 98.550 23,649 p 2,849 p
    Aug-12 98.275 q -0.225 98.675 98.200 20,818 q 3,090 p
    Oct-12 89.500 p +0.250 89.600 88.675 21,747 p 2,717 p
    Dec-12 84.925 p +0.175 85.000 84.300 12,367 p 1,844 p
    Feb-13 85.700 p +0.150 85.750 85.225 3,675 p 382 p
    Apr-13 86.400 q -0.100 86.800 86.100 1,448 p 339 p
            Source: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
HOG OPTION - Open Interest (All Strikes) HOG OPTIONS (OH) -Top 10 By Volume Traded
 
  Month * Strike Premium & Change High - Low Open Interest Volume
    Feb-12 P 87.00 1.00 p +0.50 0.93 0.43 1,115 p 602 p
    Feb-12 C 87.00 0.18 q -0.45 0.35 0.18 1,419 p 450 p
    Dec-12 P 84.00 4.88 q -0.20     315 p 334 p
    Dec-12 C 84.00 5.80 q -0.03 16 u 329  
    Feb-12 C 86.00 0.53 q -0.80 1.00 0.50 1,053 p 314 p
    Feb-12 P 86.00 0.35 p +0.15 0.30 0.15 3,184 q 305 p
    Jun-12 C 104.00 2.08 p +0.03 2.05 1.95 4,615 p 237 p
    Jun-12 P 98.00 3.95 q -0.10 3.93 1,797 p 202 q
    Jun-12 C 98.00 4.45 q -0.08     763 u 200 p
    Feb-12 C 85.00 1.28 q -0.95 1.75 1.53 647 u 176  
    All Other               3,011  
        * C = Call, P = Put       Source: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CME LEAN HOG INDEX & PACKER MARGIN CME LEAN HOG INDEX LAST/NEXT 30 DAY TREND
Period CME Lean Hog Index Pork Cutout Value Packer Margin *
 
 
Feb-6 (Mon) 87.71 84.75 -2.94    
Feb-3 (Fri) 87.86 85.10 -2.62    
Feb-2 (Thu) 88.07 84.95 -3.07    
Feb-1 (Wed) 88.09 85.27 -2.85    
Jan-31 (Tue) 87.94 85.17 -2.88    
One Week Ago 87.78 83.91 -3.92    
Four Weeks Ago 83.22 84.93 1.25    
Packer margin is estimated as the difference between the National Prior Slaughter Average Price and Pork Cutout Value*    
Sources: USDA & Chicago Mercantile Exchange                        
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DIRECT REPORT NATIONAL CARLOT CUTOUT VALUES
Reports as of: Tuesday, February 07, 2012
 
 
Region/Measure   Morning Afternoon    
National      
Barrows & Gilts 3,803 10,232    
Weighted Average Price 80.69 84.46    
Change From Prior -3.18 +0.59    
Iowa/Minnesota      
Barrows & Gilts 245 4,767    
Weighted Average Price 83.47 86.47    
Change From Prior -1.94 +1.06    
Eastern Cornbelt      
Barrows & Gilts 3,147 3,372    
Weighted Average Price 80.50 80.62    
Change From Prior -0.68 -0.56    
Western Cornbelt      
Barrows & Gilts 271 6,475    
Weighted Average Price 83.63 86.72    
Change From Prior -1.76 +1.33    
Source: USDA Carcass Cutout Value as of Feb-07 (Tue) = 85.18 [Last: 84.75]
HOG SLAUGHTER UNDER FED. INSPECTION SLAUGHTER UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION
Period   Slaughtered Head  
 
 
Feb-7 (Tue)   421,000      
Week Ago 417,000      
Year Ago   414,000      
Week-to-date   840,000      
Same Period Last Week 817,000      
Same Period Last Year 828,000      
Source: USDA