Lean Hog Futures Trading Higher

April lean hogs are trading at 67.75, up 0.60 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 77.35, up 0.60 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading higher just after the open. Talk about weather, hog supplies and a bird flu case in the U.S. and impacts on poultry prices is making the rounds. Monday's USDA hog slaughter was 443,000 head versus 434,000 head a year ago.