31.   Lean hog prices are based on the hog carcass, rather than the live animal.

32.   Meanwhile, hog prices have held steady amid lower-than-expected supplies.

33.   On other markets, natural gas fell while hog prices rose.

34.   On other markets, heating oil rose while hog prices fell.

35.   On Wednesday, hog prices fell to a one-year low.

36.   On other markets, corn and soybean prices rose, while hog prices fell.

37.   On other markets, natural gas and heating oil fell while hog prices rose.

38.   Pork producers were also hurt by high grain prices last year, but higher hog prices are likely to result in increased slaughter and breeding, he said.

39.   Rising hog prices last month, sparked by a smaller herd, led consumers away from pork to more competitively priced beef and chicken.

40.   Still, packers jumped the gun, bidding up hog prices and narrowing their profit margins, analysts said.