Austin Schroeder at Barchart.com said, “Lean hog futures saw Wednesday action holding near steady, a October was down 20 cents with other contracts steady to 7 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $109.81 in the Wednesday PM report, up 15 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 52 cents at $109.06 on August 18.” The Hightower Report said, “Yesterday’s early session dip found support, but the market needs to take out this week’s high to trigger upside momentum. Weekly export sales this morning were well below the average of last month and Mexico was the largest buyer.”