**Lean hog futures experienced gains of 65 cents to $1.80 on Tuesday, with the CME Lean Hog Index decreasing by 27 cents to $91.03 as of May 1. The USDA did not report the national base hog price on Tuesday afternoon due to packer submission issues.**
**Pork exports for March reached 678.14 million lbs, marking the third largest on record for that month and a significant increase of 18.1% from February. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value fell by $1.39 to $95.97 per cwt, with the rib primal being the only cut reported higher. Federal hog slaughter for Tuesday was estimated at 488,000 head, raising the weekly total to 967,000—an increase of 5,000 head from the previous week and 4,175 head higher than the same week last year.**
**Closing prices for lean hog futures were as follows: May 26 at $92.800 (up $1.175), June 26 at $101.425 (up $1.675), and July 26 at $103.525 (up $1.700).**
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