Austin Schroeder at Barchart.com said, “Lean hog futures saw losses of $1.20 to $1.90 across most contracts on Wednesday. Preliminary open interest suggested another round of long liquidation, down 2,760 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from the Wednesday afternoon report was down $1.82 from the day prior at $100.43. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 5 cents on September 29 at $104.73.” The Hightower Report said, “Tyson Foods agreed to pay an $85 million penalty for a pork price-fixing settlement.”