Lean Hog Futures Trading Higher

April lean hogs are trading at 71.47, up 0.70 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 79.87, up 0.60 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading higher just after the open. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) monthly cold storage report is scheduled for release Thursday at 3:00 p.m. ET. Monday's USDA hog slaughter was 432,000 head versus 434,000 head a year ago. U.S. pork production last week was up 3.3 percent versus a year ago.