And to people here, no one is more capable of bringing the wired world to the land of hog futures.

Anticipation that producers will step up hog sales next week pressured both pork bellies and live hog futures.

Near-month hog futures were supported by stronger cash markets.

A growing supply of pork and a break in cash market prices combined to send hog futures prices skidding.

The strong performance by hog futures at the Chicago Merc overcame a weak trend on the cash market.

These numbers also dragged down hog futures.

The price of live hog futures plummeted in response to an unexpectedly high number of animals being brought to market.

Near-term hog futures dropped to a two-year low as hog marketings continued to run above expectations.

The result has been a sustained rally in hog futures for many weeks.

The strong belly market supported hog futures, while most cattle futures gained on reports of continued strength in the cash cattle markets, he said.