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Thursday futures trading pushed the July and August contracts triple digits higher, with weakness in the deferred months. The back month contracts closed off their lows with 2 to 15 cent losses. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was 30 cents weaker on Thursday afternoon at $94.21. The 6/27 CME Lean Hog Index was $92.96, up by another 44 cents. , according to Alan Brugler of Barchart.