Austin Schroeder at Barchart.com said, “Lean hog futures held higher on Friday, with contracts 12 to 70 cents higher at the close, with August $1.20 higher on the week. Open interest rose 442 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.77 in the Friday PM report to $99.37. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 40 cents higher on July 22 at $97.48.”